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1914 Davidson football team

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1914 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSprunt Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas     8 0 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 0 1
Oklahoma     9 1 1
Delaware     7 1 1
Davidson     5 1 1
Georgia Tech     6 2 0
Presbyterian     4 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     6 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
Maryland     5 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     4 3 1
Maryville (TN)     6 4 0
Marshall     5 4 0
West Virginia     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 3
North Texas State Normal     3 3 0
South Carolina     5 5 1
VMI     4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     2 3 1
Texas Mines     2 3 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 2 0
Baylor     3 5 2
West Tennessee State Normal     3 5 0
Arkansas     3 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     2 4 0
Wake Forest     3 6 0
Furman     2 5 0
Southwest Texas State     2 6 0
Louisville     1 7 0
Catholic University     0 6 1

The 1914 Davidson football team was an American football team that represented the Davidson College as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Fetzer, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Clemson
T 0–0[2]
October 10Newberry
  • Sprunt Athletic Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 22–7[3]
October 17at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 86–6[4]
October 24vs. The CitadelW 16–0[5]
October 31vs. North Carolina
L 3–16[6]
November 14at South Carolina
W 13–7[7]
November 26vs. Wake Forest
  • Wearn Field
  • Charlotte, NC
W 7–6[8]

References

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  1. ^ "1914 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Davidson–Clemson game a 0 to 0 tie". Greensboro Daily News. October 4, 1914. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davidson beats Newberry team". The State. October 11, 1914. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wofford no match for the Presbyterians who won 81 to 6". The Charlotte News. October 18, 1914. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson defeated Citadel in hard fought game". The Charlotte News. October 25, 1914. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Carolina beats Presbyterians in close game". Winston-Salem Journal. November 1, 1914. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson's line smashes beat South Carolina 13 to 7". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 15, 1914. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson gets annual game Wake Forest by score of 7 to 6". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 27, 1914. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.