1951 Davidson

1–⁠8 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Crowell Little.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1951, game by game: lost vs. Lenoir Rhyne 7–21; won at Virginia Tech 32–20; lost vs. The Citadel 14–34; lost vs. Presbyterian 12–14; lost at Richmond 6–25; lost at Washington and Lee 0–34; lost at VMI 13–35; lost at NC State 0–31; lost at No. 7 Georgia Tech 7–34+12−34Lost 7–21 vs. Lenoir Rhyne-14Lenoir RhyneWon 32–20 at Virginia Tech+12Virginia TechLost 14–34 vs. The Citadel-20The CitadelLost 12–14 vs. Presbyterian-2PresbyterianLost 6–25 at Richmond-19RichmondLost 0–34 at Washington and Lee-34Washington and …Lost 13–35 at VMI-22VMILost 0–31 at NC State-31NC StateLost 7–34 at No. 7 Georgia Tech-27No. 7 Georgia 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 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 16th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 16th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
91–⁠248
Coach
Crowell Little
Elo
1236 −139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.4 No. 108 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1951 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland5–⁠010–⁠03
VMI5–⁠07–⁠3
William & Mary5–⁠17–⁠3
Washington and Lee5–⁠16–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠17–⁠319
Duke4–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Wake Forest5–⁠36–⁠4
South Carolina5–⁠35–⁠4
George Washington2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
West Virginia2–⁠35–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠32–⁠8
NC State2–⁠63–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠8
The Citadel1–⁠34–⁠6
Furman1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠51–⁠8
Virginia Tech1–⁠72–⁠8

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