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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

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1896 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumLatta Park Baseball Field
Seasons
1898 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre – 6–0–1
Texas A&M – 2–0–1
Oklahoma – 2–0–0
North Carolina A&M – 1–0–0
Virginia – 7–2–2
VPI – 5–2–1
Navy – 5–3–0
Arkansas – 2–1–0
Clemson – 2–1–0
Columbian – 2–1–0
Georgia Tech – 2–2–1
Add-Ran – 1–1–1
Centenary – 1–1–0
VMI – 3–4–0
North Carolina – 3–4–1
Furman – 2–3–0
Ole Miss – 1–2–0
West Virginia – 3–7–2
South Carolina – 1–3–0
Erskine – 0–1–0
William & Mary – 0–2–0
Davidson – 0–1–0
Delaware – 0–6–0
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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.

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 19Charlotte YMCADavidson, NCL 4–12[1]
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1898

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1898 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumLatta Park Baseball Field
Seasons
← 1896
1899 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina – 9–0–0
Central (KY) – 3–0–1
Oklahoma – 2–0–0
Navy – 7–1–0
West Virginia – 6–1–0
Marshall – 4–1–0
Georgetown – 7–3–0
Texas A&M – 4–2–0
VMI – 4–2–0
Arkansas Industrial – 2–1–0
Centre – 2–1–2
VPI – 3–2–0
Virginia – 6–5–0
Richmond – 3–3–1
Davidson – 1–1–0
William & Mary – 1–1–0
South Carolina – 1–2–0
Delaware – 2–5–2
Columbian – 3–6–0
North Carolina A&M – 1–2–0
Add-Ran – 1–3–1
Maryland – 2–6–1
Guilford – 0–3–0
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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.

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 5vs. North CarolinaL 0–11[2]
November 24vs. South Carolina
  • Latta Park Baseball Field
  • Charlotte, NC
W 5–0[3]
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1899

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1899 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumLatta Park Baseball Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI – 1–0–0
VPI – 4–1–0
Delaware – 6–2–0
Arkansas – 3–1–1
Georgetown – 5–2–1
Texas A&M – 4–2–0
Oklahoma – 2–1–0
Baylor – 2–1–1
Guilford – 2–1–1
Navy – 5–3–0
Virginia – 4–3–2
Add-Ran – 0–0–1
Richmond – 2–2–0
South Carolina – 2–3–0
West Virginia – 2–3–0
William & Mary – 2–3–0
North Carolina A&M – 1–2–2
Davidson – 1–3–1
Maryland – 1–4–0
Marshall – 0–0–1
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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.

More information Date, Opponent ...
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]
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