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1969 Davidson

7–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Homer Smith.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1969, game by game: won at Guilford 21–8; won at Furman 77–14; won at Trinity (Texas) 17–16; won vs. Richmond 37–7; won at William & Mary 17–15; lost at The Citadel 28–34; won vs. VMI 59–6; won at East Carolina 42–27; lost vs. Wofford 27–28; lost at Vanderbilt 8–63; lost vs. No. 20 Toledo 33–56+63−55Won 21–8 at Guilford+13GuilfordWon 77–14 at Furman+63FurmanWon 17–16 at Trinity (Texas)+1Trinity (Texas)Won 37–7 vs. Richmond+30RichmondWon 17–15 at William & Mary+2William & MaryLost 28–34 at The Citadel-6The CitadelWon 59–6 vs. VMI+53VMIWon 42–27 at East Carolina+15East CarolinaLost 27–28 vs. Wofford-1WoffordLost 8–63 at Vanderbilt-55VanderbiltLost 33–56 vs. No. 20 Toledo-23No. 20 Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atGuilfordW 21–⁠871%
Sep 27atFurmanW 77–⁠1480%
Oct 4atTrinity (Texas)W 17–⁠1669%
Oct 11vsRichmondW 37–⁠735%
Oct 18atWilliam & MaryW 17–⁠1542%
Oct 25atThe CitadelL 28–⁠3444%
Nov 1vsVMIW 59–⁠678%
Nov 8atEast CarolinaW 42–⁠2762%
Nov 15vsWoffordL 27–⁠2885%
Nov 22atVanderbiltL 8–⁠6340%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvs20ToledoTangerine BowlL 33–⁠5619%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 56–⁠33 in the Tangerine Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Southern Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Richmond

Led the nationGeorge Hannen: punt return average (22.4)

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
366–⁠274
Coach
Homer Smith
Elo
1402 +56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.4 No. 92 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 7Gordon Slade QBBaltimore Colts

1969 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Davidson5–⁠17–⁠4
Richmond5–⁠16–⁠4
The Citadel4–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary2–⁠23–⁠7
East Carolina1–⁠32–⁠7
Furman0–⁠41–⁠8–⁠1
VMI0–⁠40–⁠10

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