1960 Davidson
3–5 (1–3 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Catawba 16–7Sep 17
By 9 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vsCatawba | W 16–7 | 47% |
| Sep 24 | at Wofford | L 0–6 | 28% |
| Oct 1 | vs The Citadel | L 15–21 | 16% |
| Oct 8 | at Presbyterian | L 0–6 | 35% |
| Oct 22 | vs Richmond | L 6–35 | 20% |
| Nov 5 | at Virginia Tech | W 9–7 | 4% |
| Nov 12 | at Lehigh | W 21–18 | 30% |
| Nov 19 | vs Furman | L 21–22 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Furman 22–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 1–3 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 88–122
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1126 +26 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.8 No. 104 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Danny HouseEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1960 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 VMI | 4–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 8–2–1 | |
| George Washington | 4–2 | 5–3–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Furman | 2–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Davidson | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
 William & Mary | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
 West Virginia | 0–2–1 | 0–8–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.