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1967 Davidson

4–⁠5 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Homer Smith.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1967, game by game: lost at VMI 21–46; won at Furman 45–22; lost at East Carolina 17–42; lost vs. Richmond 17–24; won vs. Presbyterian 38–0; lost at The Citadel 7–28; won at UConn 38–18; won vs. Wofford 30–7; lost at West Virginia 0–35+38−35Lost 21–46 at VMI-25VMIWon 45–22 at Furman+23FurmanLost 17–42 at East Carolina-25East CarolinaLost 17–24 vs. Richmond-7RichmondWon 38–0 vs. Presbyterian+38PresbyterianLost 7–28 at The Citadel-21The CitadelWon 38–18 at UConn+20UConnWon 30–7 vs. Wofford+23WoffordLost 0–35 at West Virginia-35West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atVMIL 21–⁠4620%
Sep 23atFurmanW 45–⁠2241%
Sep 30atEast CarolinaL 17–⁠4212%
Oct 7vsRichmondL 17–⁠2442%
Oct 14vsPresbyterianW 38–⁠060%
Oct 21atThe CitadelL 7–⁠2820%
Oct 28atUConnW 38–⁠1831%
Nov 11vsWoffordW 30–⁠762%
Nov 18atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠3518%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The tied 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠5 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
213–⁠222
Coach
Homer Smith
Elo
1238 +77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.5 No. 110 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1967 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia3–⁠0–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
East Carolina4–⁠18–⁠2
Richmond5–⁠25–⁠5
William & Mary2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
VMI2–⁠36–⁠4
The Citadel2–⁠45–⁠5
Furman1–⁠35–⁠5
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5

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