Davidson football, 1896–1899

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The Davidson football team (later known as the Davidson Wildcats) represented Davidson College in American football. The football program started in 1896 with a game against the Charlotte YMCA. After not fielding a team in 1897, the program played two games in 1898 and a six-game schedule in 1899. The team did not hire a coach until 1900 when John A. Brewin began his four-year tenure as head coach. This article covers the program's early years prior to the hiring of Brewin as the school's first head football coach.

1896

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1896 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumLatta Park Baseball Field
Seasons
1898 
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre  601
Texas A&M  201
Oklahoma  200
North Carolina A&M  100
Virginia  722
VPI  521
Navy  530
Arkansas  210
Clemson  210
Columbian  210
Georgia Tech  221
Add-Ran  111
Centenary  110
VMI  340
North Carolina  341
Furman  230
Ole Miss  120
West Virginia  372
South Carolina  130
Erskine  010
William & Mary  020
Davidson  010
Delaware  060

The 1896 Davidson football team was an American football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. The team compiled a 0–1 record and played just one match against the Charlotte YMCA on their own campus.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 19Charlotte YMCADavidson, NCL 4–12[1]

1898

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1898 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumLatta Park Baseball Field
Seasons
 1896
1899 
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina  900
Central (KY)  301
Oklahoma  200
Navy  710
West Virginia  610
Marshall  410
Georgetown  730
Texas A&M  420
VMI  420
Arkansas Industrial  210
Centre  212
VPI  320
Virginia  650
Richmond  331
Davidson  110
William & Mary  110
South Carolina  120
Delaware  252
Columbian  360
North Carolina A&M  120
Add-Ran  131
Maryland  261
Guilford  030

The 1898 Davidson football team was an American football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled a 1–1 record and played both games at Charlotte, North Carolina. After a loss to North Carolina, Davidson secured their first win in program history against South Carolina by a score of 5–0.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 5vs. North CarolinaL 0–11[2]
November 24vs. South Carolina
  • Latta Park Baseball Field
  • Charlotte, NC
W 5–0[3]

1899

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1899 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumLatta Park Baseball Field
Seasons
 1898
1900 
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI  100
VPI  410
Delaware  620
Arkansas  311
Georgetown  521
Texas A&M  420
Oklahoma  210
Baylor  211
Guilford  211
Navy  530
Virginia  432
Add-Ran  001
Richmond  220
South Carolina  230
West Virginia  230
William & Mary  230
North Carolina A&M  122
Davidson  131
Maryland  140
Marshall  001

The 1899 Davidson football team was an American football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1899 college football season, and the team compiled a 1–3–1. After they opened the season with three consecutive losses, Davidson had their first all time tie in program history with a scoreless game against North Carolina A&M.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14vs. ClemsonRock Hill, SCL 0–10[4]
October 21vs. North Carolina
L 0–10[5]
November 11Oak Ridge InstituteDavidson, NCL 2–6[6]
November 17vs. North Carolina A&M
  • Latta Park Baseball Field
  • Charlotte, NC
T 0–0[7][8]
November 30vs. South Carolina
  • Latta Park Baseball Field
  • Charlotte, NC
W 5–0[9][10]

References

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  1. "Charlotte Was Victorious". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 20, 1896. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "The contest on the gridiron, University won over Davidson". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 6, 1898. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Davidson 5, South Carolina 0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1898. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "The score was 10 to 0 in Clemson's favor". The State. October 15, 1899. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "University defeats Davidson College by a close score". The Morning Post. October 22, 1899. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Two happy teams". Greensboro Telegram. November 13, 1899. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Neither side scored, A. and M. and Davidson College eleven played to a standstill in Charlotte". The Morning Post. November 18, 1899. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Score: nothing to nothing". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 18, 1899. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Football To-Day". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 30, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Davidson Wins The Game". Charlotte Daily Observer. December 1, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.