1952 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1952 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 0 5 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 0 7 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 0 4 5 0
George Washington 4 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 4 4 0 5 6 0
Furman 2 2 1 6 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 0 3 7 0
VMI 2 3 1 3 6 1
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 0 5 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 1 3 5 1
Davidson 1 6 0 2 7 0
Richmond 0 6 0 1 9 0
Maryland     7 2 0
Clemson     2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1952 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1952 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Bill Dole, the team compiled an overall record of 2–7, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished in 14th place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20VPIL 14–27[2]
September 27Washington and Lee
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 14–33[3]
October 11at NC StateL 6–285,500[4]
October 17at Presbyterian*W 13–123,500[5]
October 25Furmandagger
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 13–147,500[6]
November 1at Harvard*L 26–356,500[7]
November 8Richmond
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 38–19[8]
November 14at George WashingtonL 13–40[9]
November 22at The CitadelL 14–343,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1952 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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