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The 1947 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach William Story, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 108[1]

Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
  • William Story (2nd season)
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1947 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • William Story (2nd season)
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
American Legion Memorial Stadium
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $7–1–09–2–0
No. 9 North Carolina4–1–08–2–0
South Carolina4–1–16–2–1
No. 19 Duke3–1–14–3–2
Washington and Lee3–2–05–5–0
Maryland3–2–17–2–2
No. 17 NC State3–2–15–3–1
VPI4–3–04–5–0
Davidson3–3–16–3–1
Wake Forest3–4–06–4–0
VMI2–3–13–5–1
Clemson1–3–04–5–0
The Citadel1–4–03–5–0
Furman1–4–02–7–0
Richmond1–5–03–7–0
George Washington0–4–01–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Davidson was ranked at No. 121 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

The team played its home games at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Elon*W 19–0[3]
September 27vs. William & MaryL 0–219,000[4]
October 4NC StateL 0–1415,000[5]
October 11Wofford*
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
W 12–73,000[6]
October 18at Hampden–Sydney*Hampden Sydney, VAW 49–0[7]
October 25at Washington and Lee
L 0–32[8]
November 1VMI
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
T 14–14[9]
November 8at RichmondW 13–73,000[10]
November 22The Citadel
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 28–75,000[11]
November 27at FurmanW 20–68,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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