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The 1941 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Gene McEver, the Wildcats compiled a 1–6–3 record (1–5–2 against SoCon opponents), finished 13th in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 176 to 63. The team was shut out in five of its ten games.[1]

Record1–6–3 (1–5–2 SoCon)
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1941 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–6–3 (1–5–2 SoCon)
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Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
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1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Duke +5–0–09–1–0
South Carolina +4–0–14–4–1
Clemson5–1–07–2–0
William & Mary4–1–08–2–0
VMI4–2–04–6–0
VPI4–2–06–4–0
Wake Forest4–2–15–5–1
NC State3–4–24–5–2
Furman2–3–23–4–2
Washington and Lee1–2–21–6–2
North Carolina2–4–03–7–0
Maryland1–2–03–5–1
Davidson1–5–21–6–3
The Citadel0–2–14–3–1
George Washington0–4–11–7–1
Richmond0–6–02–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Davidson was ranked at No. 151 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

Home games were played at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.

McEver was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Rollins*T 0–03,000[3]
September 27vs. NC StateT 6–610,000[4]
October 4North Carolina
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–20[5]
October 11at SewaneeL 0–7[6]
October 18VPI
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–165,000[7]
October 25vs. FurmanL 13–31[8]
November 1at VMI
L 7–131,000[9]
November 8 No. 4 Duke
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–5610,000[10]
November 15at Washington and Lee
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
T 13–137,000[11]
November 22vs. The Citadel
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
W 24–145,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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