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]
| 1963 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 1–5–2 (0–4–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Richardson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Furman | L 0–17 | 4,000 | [2] | |
| September 20 | vs. Catawba* | L 14–18 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | The Citadel | L 6–28 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | VMI |
| T 10–10 | 5,000 | [5] |
| October 19 | at Richmond | L 13–21 | 5,000 | [6] | |
| October 26 | Presbyterian* |
| T 14–14 | 8,000 | [7] |
| November 9 | Lehigh* |
| W 7–3 | 6,000 | [8] |
| November 16 | at William & Mary | L 5–34 | 4,000 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ↑ "1963 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Furman rips Davidson in opener, 17–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Catawba takes win over Davidson, 18–14". The News and Observer. September 21, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cadets defeat Wildcats, 28–6". The Times and Democrat. September 29, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Davidson shocks favored VMI with 10–10 deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Spiders victors by 21–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1964. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "P.C. battles back to tie Wildcats, 14 to 14". The Greenville News. October 27, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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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