1962 Davidson Wildcats football team
| 1962 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (0–4–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Richardson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Dole, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, placing last out of ninth teams in the SoCon.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | vs. Catawba* | W 21–0 | 2,631 | [2] | |
| September 22 | at The Citadel | L 0–19 | 10,200 | [3] | |
| September 29 | at Wofford* |
| W 15–0 | [4] | |
| October 6 | at Presbyterian* | W 13–9 | 3,000 | [5] | |
| October 13 | William & Mary | T 7–7 | 7,500 | [6] | |
| October 20 | at VMI | L 7–20 | [7] | ||
| October 27 | at Virginia* | L 7–34 | 18,000 | [8] | |
| November 3 | Furman |
| L 7–14 | [9] | |
| November 10 | Richmond |
| L 20–28 | 7,000 | [10] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "1962 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Cole passes Davidson to win over Catawba". Durham Sunday Herald. September 16, 1962. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel Bulldogs blast Davidson by 19–0 score". The Times and Democrat. September 23, 1962. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson tops Wofford, 15–0". The Greenville News. September 30, 1962. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson wins, 13–9, over Presby". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 7, 1962. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson ties Indians, 7–7". The Progress-Index. October 14, 1962. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Keydets triumph". The Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1962. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lethargic Cavs drop Davidson, 34 to 7". The Daily News Leader. October 28, 1962. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Furman TD drops Cats 14–7". The High Point Enterprise. November 4, 1962. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders down Wildcats, 28–20, in league tilt". The Progress-Index. November 11, 1962. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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