1948 Davidson

3–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Lefty Jamerson.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1948, game by game: won vs. Elon 25–0; lost vs. William & Mary 6–14; lost vs. NC State 0–40; won at The Citadel 14–6; tied at Wofford 7–7; lost at VMI 6–33; lost vs. Richmond 0–6; lost vs. Washington and Lee 20–21; won vs. Furman 7–0+25−40Won 25–0 vs. Elon+25ElonLost 6–14 vs. William & Mary-8William & MaryLost 0–40 vs. NC State-40NC StateWon 14–6 at The Citadel+8The CitadelTied 7–7 at Wofford0WoffordLost 6–33 at VMI-27VMILost 0–6 vs. Richmond-6RichmondLost 20–21 vs. Washington and Lee-1Washington and …Won 7–0 vs. Furman+7Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠5 12th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
85–⁠127
Coach
Lefty Jamerson
Elo
1363 −68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.2 No. 97 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1948 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠011–⁠011
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠13
VMI5–⁠16–⁠3
William & Mary5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠217
Wake Forest5–⁠26–⁠420
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Washington and Lee2–⁠24–⁠6
George Washington2–⁠44–⁠6
Furman2–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠5
NC State1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Virginia Tech0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠8–⁠1
The Citadel0–⁠52–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.