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1965 Davidson

6–⁠4 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Homer Smith.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1965, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 35–0; won at Furman 24–0; won at The Citadel 14–0; lost vs. William & Mary 7–41; lost vs. VMI 10–16; lost at George Washington 7–23; won vs. Lehigh 37–23; won at Lafayette 14–10; won vs. Wofford 13–6; lost vs. Bucknell 14–22+35−34Won 35–0 vs. Presbyterian+35PresbyterianWon 24–0 at Furman+24FurmanWon 14–0 at The Citadel+14The CitadelLost 7–41 vs. William & Mary-34William & MaryLost 10–16 vs. VMI-6VMILost 7–23 at George Washington-16George Washingt…Won 37–23 vs. Lehigh+14LehighWon 14–10 at Lafayette+4LafayetteWon 13–6 vs. Wofford+7WoffordLost 14–22 vs. Bucknell-8Bucknell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsPresbyterianW 35–⁠049%
Sep 25atFurmanW 24–⁠037%
Oct 2atThe CitadelW 14–⁠021%
Oct 16vsWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠4134%
Oct 23vsVMIL 10–⁠1641%
Oct 30atGeorge WashingtonL 7–⁠2315%
Nov 6vsLehighW 37–⁠2381%
Nov 13atLafayetteW 14–⁠1052%
Nov 20vsWoffordW 13–⁠655%
Nov 25vsBucknellL 14–⁠2265%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bucknell 22–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
175–⁠141
Coach
Homer Smith
Elo
1193 +93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.8 No. 109 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1965 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠06–⁠4
William & Mary5–⁠16–⁠4
East Carolina3–⁠19–⁠1
VMI3–⁠23–⁠7
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠5
Davidson2–⁠36–⁠4
Furman2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠62–⁠8
Richmond0–⁠60–⁠10

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