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1968 Davidson

3–⁠6 (1–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Homer Smith.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1968, game by game: lost at Bucknell 13–22; lost at Richmond 14–24; lost at Virginia 14–41; won vs. UConn 30–18; won vs. Furman 28–7; lost at The Citadel 21–28; lost vs. VMI 17–21; won at Wofford 24–9; lost vs. Vanderbilt 20–53+21−33Lost 13–22 at Bucknell-9BucknellLost 14–24 at Richmond-10RichmondLost 14–41 at Virginia-27VirginiaWon 30–18 vs. UConn+12UConnWon 28–7 vs. Furman+21FurmanLost 21–28 at The Citadel-7The CitadelLost 17–21 vs. VMI-4VMIWon 24–9 at Wofford+15WoffordLost 20–53 vs. Vanderbilt-33Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atBucknellL 13–⁠2267%
Sep 28atRichmondL 14–⁠2433%
Oct 5atVirginiaL 14–⁠4118%
Oct 12vsUConnW 30–⁠1859%
Oct 26vsFurmanW 28–⁠781%
Nov 2atThe CitadelL 21–⁠2839%
Nov 9vsVMIL 17–⁠2155%
Nov 16atWoffordW 24–⁠952%
Nov 23vsVanderbiltL 20–⁠5333%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 53–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠223
Coach
Homer Smith
Elo
1268 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.6 No. 103 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1968 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Richmond6–⁠08–⁠3
The Citadel4–⁠25–⁠5
East Carolina2–⁠24–⁠6
William & Mary2–⁠23–⁠7
Davidson1–⁠33–⁠6
VMI1–⁠31–⁠9
Furman0–⁠41–⁠9

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