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1953 Davidson

0–⁠9 (0–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Bill Dole.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1953, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 0–53; lost at Richmond 0–16; lost at NC State 7–27; lost vs. Presbyterian 18–19; lost at Furman 0–34; lost at Harvard 6–42; lost at Washington and Lee 7–34; lost vs. George Washington 0–33; lost vs. The Citadel 14–38+7−53Lost 0–53 at Georgia Tech-53Georgia TechLost 0–16 at Richmond-16RichmondLost 7–27 at NC State-20NC StateLost 18–19 vs. Presbyterian-1PresbyterianLost 0–34 at Furman-34FurmanLost 6–42 at Harvard-36HarvardLost 7–34 at Washington and Lee-27Washington and …Lost 0–33 vs. George Washington-33George Washingt…Lost 14–38 vs. The Citadel-24The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠538%
Sep 26atRichmondL 0–⁠1642%
Oct 10atNC StateL 7–⁠2734%
Oct 17vsPresbyterianL 18–⁠1976%
Oct 24atFurmanL 0–⁠3424%
Oct 31atHarvardL 6–⁠4219%
Nov 7atWashington and LeeL 7–⁠3432%
Nov 14vsGeorge WashingtonL 0–⁠3324%
Nov 21vsThe CitadelL 14–⁠3849%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 38–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
0–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠5 10th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
52–⁠296
Coach
Bill Dole
Elo
1175 −155 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.5 No. 110 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1953 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠08–⁠210
Furman2–⁠07–⁠2
George Washington4–⁠25–⁠4
William & Mary3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech3–⁠35–⁠5
VMI3–⁠35–⁠5
Washington and Lee2–⁠44–⁠6
The Citadel1–⁠32–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠50–⁠9

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