1919 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–6–1 (0–4 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSprunt Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Maryland State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Richmond 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Virginia 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Catholic University 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Davidson 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the Davidson College as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1919 college football season. In their first year under head coach Pete Crayton, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Guilford*
W 33–0[2]
September 26at Wake Forest*Wake Forest, NCW 21–0[3]
October 3at Clemson*
L 0–7[4]
October 11at Washington and Lee
L 0–7[5]
October 18at South Carolina*
W 7–0[6]
October 25vs. VMILynchburg, VAL 7–14[7]
November 1at Georgia Tech*
L 0–33[8]
November 8vs. NC State
L 6–36[9]
November 15vs. North Carolina
L 0–102,000[10]
November 21Presbyterian*
  • Sprunt Field
  • Davidson, NC
T 0–0[11]
November 273:00 p.m.at Furman*
W 41–144,000[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "1919 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Davidson won from Guilford". The Charlotte News. September 21, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davidson wins over Wake Forest". The News and Observer. September 27, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson defeats Davidson eleven". The Columbia Record. October 4, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson eleven loses". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 12, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davidson defeats Palmetto players". The News and Observer. October 19, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson loses by seven points". The News and Observer. October 26, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech eleven fast in mud". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 2, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "North Carolina State defeats Davidson team". The Asheville Citizen. November 8, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Varsity's victory reflects glory on Twin City players". Winston-Salem Journal. November 16, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Presbyterian teams play tie". The Greenville News. November 23, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Furman And Davidson In Thanksgiving Classic Today". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 27, 1919. p. 6. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Furman Suffers Great Reverse And Loses To Davidson By Score 41-14". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 28, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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