1959 Davidson
1–8 (0–5 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Catawba 42–6Sep 19
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsCatawba | W 42–6 | 61% |
| Sep 26 | vs Presbyterian | L 21–25 | 66% |
| Oct 3 | at The Citadel | L 7–13 | 22% |
| Oct 10 | at Richmond | L 7–21 | 19% |
| Oct 24 | at VMI | L 7–34 | 10% |
| Oct 31 | vs Wofford | L 20–27 | 54% |
| Nov 7 | vs William & Mary | L 7–25 | 33% |
| Nov 14 | vs Lehigh | L 0–14 | 58% |
| Nov 20 | at Furman | L 7–35 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Furman 35–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 1–8
- Conference
- 0–5 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 118–200
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1100 −111 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −27.2 No. 110 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Danny HouseEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1959 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1959 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 5–0–1 | 8–1–1 | |
| The Citadel | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
 Virginia Tech | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| Furman | 3–2 | 3–7 | |
| Richmond | 4–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 West Virginia | 2–2 | 3–7 | |
| William & Mary | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Davidson | 0–5 | 1–8 | |
| George Washington | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.