1912 Davidson football team

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1912 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSprunt Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal     1 0 0
Texas     7 1 0
VMI     7 1 0
Maryland     6 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     6 2 0
Livingstone     3 1 1
Louisville     3 1 0
Mississippi Normal     2 1 0
South Carolina     5 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
West Virginia     6 3 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
Oklahoma     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 0
Chattanooga     4 4 0
Southwest Texas State     3 3 2
Davidson     3 4 0
Marshall     3 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     3 4 0
Tennessee Docs     3 4 0
Arkansas     4 6 0
Baylor     3 5 0
Catholic University     3 5 0
Louisiana Industrial     1 2 1
West Tennessee State Normal     1 2 1
Wake Forest     2 6 0
Kendall     1 4 0
Delaware     1 6 1
Biddle     0 1 0

The 1912 Davidson football team was an American football team that represented the Davidson College as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In their first year under head coach W. T. Cook, the team compiled a 3–4 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Westminster (PA)
W 30–0[2]
October 5vs. North CarolinaL 0–13[3]
October 19Mount Pleasant (NC)
  • Sprunt Athletic Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 125–0[4]
October 26North Carolina A&M
  • Sprunt Athletic Field
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–7[5]
November 2at Washington and Lee
L 0–54[6]
November 21at StetsonDeLand, FLL 6–21[7]
November 28vs. Wake Forest
  • Wearn Field
  • Charlotte, NC
W 13–7[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1912 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Davidson 30; Westminster 0". The Charlotte News. September 22, 1912. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Carolina downs Davidson squad". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 6, 1912. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davidson swamps team from Mount Pleasant". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 20, 1912. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Capt. Cool wins From Davidson". The News & Observer. October 27, 1912. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A victory for W. and L., 54–0". The Washington Post. November 3, 1912. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stetson easily beat Davidson". The Tampa Daily Times. November 22, 1912. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson turns tide of defeat". The News and Observer. November 29, 1912. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.