1920 Davidson Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1920
| team = Davidson Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SAIAA
| record = 5–5
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = H. M. Grey
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Sprunt Field
}}
{{1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1920 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the Davidson College as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA), during the 1920 college football season. In their first year under head coach H. M. Grey, the team compiled a 5–5 record.{{cite news|title=1920 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 3, 2022|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/davidson/1920-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Riddick Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| score = 0–23
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |title=State's eleven beat Davidson|date=September 26, 1920|newspaper=The Charlotte News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108847455/states-eleven-beat-davidson/|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Washington and Lee
| site_stadium = Wilson Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 0–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |title=Davidson lost to Generals by score of 6 to 0|date=October 3, 1920|newspaper=The Charlotte News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108847594/davidson-lost-to-generals-by-score-of-6/|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 0–66
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |title=Tech's Golden Tornado destroys defense of valiant Davidsonians and administers terrible defeat|date=October 10, 1920|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76228626/|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Wearn Field
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| score = 27–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108847904/davidson-routs-wake-forest-boys-277/|work=Charlotte Sunday Observer|title=Davidson routs Wake Forest boys, 27–7|date=October 17, 1920|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Boulevard Field
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 7–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108848144/university-of-richmond-loses-to-davidson/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=University of Richmond loses to Davidson 7 to 0|date=October 24, 1920|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Wearn Field
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| score = 27–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108848283/davidson-takes-game-from-the-citadel/|work=The State|title=Davidson takes game from The Citadel|date=October 31, 1920|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Sprunt Field
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 27–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93399129/davidson-routs-gamecocks/|work=Charlotte Sunday Observer|title=Davidson routs Gamecocks|date=November 7, 1920|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Prince Albert Park
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| score = 7–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108848503/local-boy-makes-the-touchdown-giving-dav/|work=Winston-Salem Journal|title=Local boy makes the touchdown giving Davidson victory 7–0|date=November 14, 1920|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Clinton, SC
| score = 7–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |title=Presbyterian beats the Davidson eleven by lone touchdown|date=November 20, 1920|newspaper=The Columbia Record|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108848628/presbyterian-beats-the-davidson-eleven-b/|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Manly Field
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 0–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |title=Purple Hurricane defeats Davidson|date=November 26, 1920|newspaper=The Index-Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108848763/purple-hurricane-defeats-davidson/|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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