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1973 Davidson

2–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Southern Conference), coached by Dave Fagg.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1973, game by game: lost vs. Wofford 0–23; lost vs. Richmond 0–42; won vs. Lenoir Rhyne 20–17; lost at App State 8–24; lost vs. East Carolina 0–45; lost at Furman 7–38; lost at William & Mary 35–51; lost at Air Force 19–41; lost at VMI 17–24; won at The Citadel 19–16+7−45Lost 0–23 vs. Wofford-23WoffordLost 0–42 vs. Richmond-42RichmondWon 20–17 vs. Lenoir Rhyne+3Lenoir RhyneLost 8–24 at App State-16App StateLost 0–45 vs. East Carolina-45East CarolinaLost 7–38 at Furman-31FurmanLost 35–51 at William & Mary-16William & MaryLost 19–41 at Air Force-22Air ForceLost 17–24 at VMI-7VMIWon 19–16 at The Citadel+3The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsWoffordL 0–⁠2368%
Sep 15vsRichmondL 0–⁠4230%
Sep 22vsLenoir RhyneW 20–⁠1763%
Sep 29atApp StateL 8–⁠2449%
Oct 6vsEast CarolinaL 0–⁠4521%
Oct 13atFurmanL 7–⁠3847%
Oct 20atWilliam & MaryL 35–⁠5111%
Oct 27atAir ForceL 19–⁠4111%
Nov 3atVMIL 17–⁠2432%
Nov 17atThe CitadelW 19–⁠1627%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat The Citadel 19–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
125–⁠321
Coach
Dave Fagg
Elo
1170 −134 this season
SP+ rating
-22.2 No. 116 of 123; offense No. 98, defense No. 119
SRS
−23.4 No. 121 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1973 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Carolina7–⁠09–⁠2
Richmond5–⁠18–⁠2
William & Mary3–⁠26–⁠5
Furman3–⁠37–⁠4
App State2–⁠23–⁠7–⁠1
VMI2–⁠43–⁠8
The Citadel1–⁠63–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

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