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1924 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1924 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quantico Marines     7 0 1
Tennessee Docs     9 1 0
Centenary     8 1 0
West Virginia     8 1 0
West Virginia Wesleyan     9 2 0
Davidson     7 2 1
Wake Forest     7 2 0
George Washington     6 3 1
William & Mary     5 2 1
Delaware     4 3 1
Texas Mines     3 2 1
Mississippi State Teachers     3 3 2
Birmingham–Southern     4 4 1
Spring Hill     4 4 1
Georgetown     4 4 0
Marshall     4 4 0
Duke     4 5 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     4 5 0
East Tennessee State Normal     3 4 1
Loyola (LA)     3 4 2
Louisville     3 5 1
Southwestern     3 6 0
Union (TN)     3 6 0
Richmond     2 6 1
Navy     2 6 0
Catholic University     1 5 2
Georgia Normal     1 3 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     1 5 0
West Tennessee State Normal     1 7 1
Delaware State     0 1 0

The 1924 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their second year under head coach William L. Younger, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20ElonW 14–0[2]
September 27vs. PresbyterianW 15–3[3]
October 4vs. RichmondW 7–0[4]
October 11Wofford
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 7–0[5]
October 18Lenoir–Rhyne
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 45–0[6]
October 22vs. Furman
L 0–6[7]
October 31vs. NC State
T 10–10[8]
November 8vs. Clemson
W 7–0[9]
November 15North Carolina
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–6[10]
November 27at DukeW 21–134,000[11]

References

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  1. ^ "1924 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Davidson takes first grid game from Elon by 14–0 score". The News and Observer. September 21, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats win from Blue Stockings". The Asheville Sunday Citizen. September 28, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wildcats trim Richmond". Charlotte Sunday Observer. October 5, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wildcats defeat team of Wofford". The State. October 12, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davidson easily disposes of the Lutherans 45 to 0". Charlotte Sunday Observer. October 19, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Blocked punt costs Wildcats Furman game, 6–0". The Greenville News. October 23, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wildcats fight Wolfpack to a 10–10 tie at Pinehurst". The News and Observer. November 1, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davidson defeated Clemson". Charlotte Sunday Observer. November 9, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tarheels win hard Davidson contest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Davidson comes from behind to down Blue Devils, 21–13". The News and Observer. November 28, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.