1955 Davidson
5–4 (2–2 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washington and Lee 54–0Oct 15
By 54 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vsCatawba | W 26–0 | 67% |
| Oct 1 | vs The Citadel | W 6–2 | 51% |
| Oct 8 | vs Presbyterian | L 7–16 | 72% |
| Oct 15 | vsWashington and Lee | W 54–0 | 31% |
| Oct 22 | at VMI | W 21–7 | 41% |
| Oct 29 | at Stetson | W 25–13 | 75% |
| Nov 5 | at Richmond | L 0–19 | 31% |
| Nov 12 | vs Wofford | L 9–21 | 73% |
| Nov 19 | at Furman | L 9–13 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Furman 13–9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 2–2 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 157–91
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1282 +29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.7 No. 96 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
2 second teamSecond team
Dick BeltonBAP-2- Tom NewtonEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 West Virginia | 4–0 | 8–2 | 19 |
 Virginia Tech | 2–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| George Washington | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Richmond | 3–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Davidson | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
| The Citadel | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
| Furman | 1–1 | 1–9 | |
 William & Mary | 1–3–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| VMI | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.