1920 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–5 (2–2 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSprunt Field
1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 0 09 0 0
Maryland 4 0 07 2 0
Washington and Lee 3 0 05 3 0
Georgetown 3 1 06 4 0
Virginia 3 1 05 2 2
NC State 4 2 07 3 0
Richmond 2 2 06 2 0
Davidson 2 2 05 5 0
VPI 2 4 04 6 0
Catholic University 1 3 03 5 0
George Washington 0 1 01 6 1
St. John's (MD) 0 1 00 1 0
Johns Hopkins 0 2 00 3 0
William & Mary 0 4 04 5 0
North Carolina 0 5 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1920 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 1920 college football season. In their first year under head coach H. M. Grey, the team compiled a 5–5 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at NC StateL 0–23[2]
October 2at Washington and Lee
L 0–6[3]
October 9at Georgia Tech*L 0–66[4]
October 16vs. Wake Forest*W 27–7[5]
October 23at Richmond
W 7–0[6]
October 30vs. The Citadel*
  • Wearn Field
  • Charlotte, NC
W 27–13[7]
November 6South Carolina*
W 27–0[8]
November 13vs. North Carolina
W 7–0[9]
November 19at Presbyterian*Clinton, SCL 7–0[10]
November 25at Furman*
L 0–7[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1920 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. "State's eleven beat Davidson". The Charlotte News. September 26, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Davidson lost to Generals by score of 6 to 0". The Charlotte News. October 3, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tech's Golden Tornado destroys defense of valiant Davidsonians and administers terrible defeat". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Davidson routs Wake Forest boys, 27–7". Charlotte Sunday Observer. October 17, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "University of Richmond loses to Davidson 7 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 24, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Davidson takes game from The Citadel". The State. October 31, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Davidson routs Gamecocks". Charlotte Sunday Observer. November 7, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Local boy makes the touchdown giving Davidson victory 7–0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 14, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Presbyterian beats the Davidson eleven by lone touchdown". The Columbia Record. November 20, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Purple Hurricane defeats Davidson". The Index-Journal. November 26, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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