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1963 Davidson

1–⁠5–⁠2 (0–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1963, game by game: lost at Furman 0–17; lost at Catawba 14–18; lost vs. The Citadel 6–28; tied vs. VMI 10–10; lost at Richmond 13–21; tied vs. Presbyterian 14–14; won vs. Lehigh 7–3; lost at William & Mary 5–34+7−29Lost 0–17 at Furman-17FurmanLost 14–18 at Catawba-4CatawbaLost 6–28 vs. The Citadel-22The CitadelTied 10–10 vs. VMI0VMILost 13–21 at Richmond-8RichmondTied 14–14 vs. Presbyterian0PresbyterianWon 7–3 vs. Lehigh+4LehighLost 5–34 at William & Mary-29William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atFurmanL 0–⁠1737%
Sep 21atCatawbaL 14–⁠1838%
Sep 28vsThe CitadelL 6–⁠2825%
Oct 5vsVMIT 10–⁠1012%
Oct 19atRichmondL 13–⁠2110%
Oct 26vsPresbyterianT 14–⁠1454%
Nov 9vsLehighW 7–⁠361%
Nov 16atWilliam & MaryL 5–⁠3419%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 34–⁠5; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
1–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠4–⁠1 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
69–⁠145
Coach
—
Elo
1103 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.5 No. 119 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1963 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech5–⁠08–⁠2
West Virginia3–⁠14–⁠6
VMI3–⁠1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Furman3–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠44–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠44–⁠6
George Washington1–⁠52–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2

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