1950 Davidson

3–⁠6 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Crowell Little.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1950, game by game: lost at Furman 20–32; won at Presbyterian 24–0; lost at The Citadel 12–19; lost vs. Washington and Lee 12–47; won vs. Erskine 44–0; lost vs. VMI 6–46; lost at NC State 7–15; won at Richmond 39–0; lost at Georgia Tech 14–46+44−40Lost 20–32 at Furman-12FurmanWon 24–0 at Presbyterian+24PresbyterianLost 12–19 at The Citadel-7The CitadelLost 12–47 vs. Washington and Lee-35Washington and …Won 44–0 vs. Erskine+44ErskineLost 6–46 vs. VMI-40VMILost 7–15 at NC State-8NC StateWon 39–0 at Richmond+39RichmondLost 14–46 at Georgia Tech-32Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 46–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 15th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠5 15th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
178–⁠205
Coach
Crowell Little
Elo
1313 −27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.7 No. 111 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1950 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee6–⁠08–⁠318
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠110
VMI5–⁠16–⁠4
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠27–⁠3
North Carolina3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠4
NC State4–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
William & Mary3–⁠34–⁠7
The Citadel2–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Furman2–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
West Virginia1–⁠32–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠53–⁠6
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠8
Virginia Tech0–⁠80–⁠10

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