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1961 Davidson

4–⁠4 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Davidson, 1961
Photo: not named, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1961, game by game: won vs. Catawba 21–15; lost at Furman 19–45; lost at The Citadel 12–20; won vs. Presbyterian 21–7; lost vs. VMI 0–13; lost at Richmond 0–20; won at William & Mary 31–30; won vs. Wofford 34–13+21−26Won 21–15 vs. Catawba+6CatawbaLost 19–45 at Furman-26FurmanLost 12–20 at The Citadel-8The CitadelWon 21–7 vs. Presbyterian+14PresbyterianLost 0–13 vs. VMI-13VMILost 0–20 at Richmond-20RichmondWon 31–30 at William & Mary+1William & MaryWon 34–13 vs. Wofford+21Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsCatawbaW 21–⁠1551%
Sep 23atFurmanL 19–⁠4532%
Sep 30atThe CitadelL 12–⁠2010%
Oct 7vsPresbyterianW 21–⁠752%
Oct 21vsVMIL 0–⁠1317%
Oct 28atRichmondL 0–⁠2015%
Nov 4atWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠3021%
Nov 11vsWoffordW 34–⁠1349%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wofford 34–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠4 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
138–⁠163
Coach
—
Elo
1167 +49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.0 No. 107 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1961 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
The Citadel5–⁠17–⁠3
Richmond5–⁠25–⁠5
VMI4–⁠26–⁠4
West Virginia2–⁠14–⁠6
Furman2–⁠27–⁠3
George Washington3–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠5
Davidson1–⁠44–⁠4
William & Mary1–⁠61–⁠9

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