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1962 Davidson

3–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1962, game by game: won vs. Catawba 21–0; lost at The Citadel 0–19; won at Wofford 15–0; won at Presbyterian 13–9; tied vs. William & Mary 7–7; lost at VMI 7–20; lost at Virginia 7–34; lost vs. Furman 7–14; lost vs. Richmond 20–28+21−27Won 21–0 vs. Catawba+21CatawbaLost 0–19 at The Citadel-19The CitadelWon 15–0 at Wofford+15WoffordWon 13–9 at Presbyterian+4PresbyterianTied 7–7 vs. William & Mary0William & MaryLost 7–20 at VMI-13VMILost 7–34 at Virginia-27VirginiaLost 7–14 vs. Furman-7FurmanLost 20–28 vs. Richmond-8Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsCatawbaW 21–⁠055%
Sep 22atThe CitadelL 0–⁠1913%
Sep 29atWoffordW 15–⁠043%
Oct 6atPresbyterianW 13–⁠952%
Oct 13vsWilliam & MaryT 7–⁠737%
Oct 20atVMIL 7–⁠2014%
Oct 27atVirginiaL 7–⁠3415%
Nov 3vsFurmanL 7–⁠1454%
Nov 10vsRichmondL 20–⁠2824%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 28–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4–⁠1 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
97–⁠131
Coach
—
Elo
1168 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.3 No. 112 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1962 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI6–⁠06–⁠4
West Virginia4–⁠08–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠26–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Furman2–⁠24–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠43–⁠7
George Washington1–⁠53–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1

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