1963 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–5–2 (0–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
1963 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VPI $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
West Virginia 3 –1 –04 –6 –0
VMI 3 –1 –23 –5 –2
Furman 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
William & Mary 4 –4 –04 –6 –0
Richmond 2 –2 –13 –6 –1
The Citadel 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
George Washington 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Davidson 0 –4 –11 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Bill Dole, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–5–2 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, placing last out of ninth teams in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at FurmanL 0–174,000[2]
September 20vs. Catawba*L 14–18[3]
September 28The CitadelL 6–28[4]
October 5VMI
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
T 10–105,000[5]
October 19at RichmondL 13–215,000[6]
October 26Presbyterian*dagger
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
T 14–148,000[7]
November 9Lehigh*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 7–36,000[8]
November 16at William & MaryL 5–344,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1963 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Furman rips Davidson in opener, 17–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Catawba takes win over Davidson, 18–14". The News and Observer. September 21, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cadets defeat Wildcats, 28–6". The Times and Democrat. September 29, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Davidson shocks favored VMI with 10–10 deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Spiders victors by 21–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1964. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "P.C. battles back to tie Wildcats, 14 to 14". The Greenville News. October 27, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Parker, Emil (November 10, 1963). "Davidson nips Lehigh, 7–3, on Hindsley's last-half TD". The Charlotte Observer. p. 2D. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Charley Weaver leads W&M past Davidson". The News and Observer. November 17, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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