1920 Davidson Wildcats football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{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}}

}}

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