1942 Davidson Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1942
| team = Davidson Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 2–6–1
| conf_record = 2–4–1
| head_coach = Gene McEver
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Richardson Field
American Legion Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1942 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1942 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1942 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a mark of 2–4–1 in conference play, and finished in 10th place in the SoCon.{{cite news|title=1942 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 5, 2022|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/davidson/1942-schedule.html}}
Davidson was ranked at No. 118 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.{{cite news|title=Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2|newspaper=Twin City Sentinel|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 16, 1942|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1942
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = t
| neutral = y
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Legion Stadium
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| score = 0–0
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108978111/state-and-davidson-play-scoreless-tie/|work=The News and Observer|title=State and Davidson play scoreless tie|date=September 20, 1942|accessdate=September 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Bowman Gray Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| score = 0–21
| attend = 2,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108978425/duke-trims-scrapping-davidson-eleven-21/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Duke trims scrapping Davidson eleven, 21–0|date=September 27, 1942|accessdate=September 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1942|team=Rollins Tars|title=Rollins}}
| site_stadium = American Legion Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| score = 0–14
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108978757/fleet-rollins-backs-beat-davidson/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Fleet Rollins backs beat Davidson|date=October 4, 1942|accessdate=September 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = VPI
| site_stadium = Miles Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| score = 0–16
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |title=VPI whips 'Cats in weird game|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1942-10-11/ed-1/seq-9/|publisher=Library of Congress|newspaper=The Sunday Star-News|date=October 11, 1942|page=9|access-date=August 19, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Listless 'Cats Lose To V.P.I. By 16–0 Score|url=https://davidson.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/BookReaderViewer/01DCOLL_INST/12299257910005716|publisher=Davidson College|newspaper=The Davidsonian|date=October 15, 1942|page=3|access-date=August 19, 2022}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 0–33
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108979256/tech-stuns-davidson-330-with-power-r/|work=Chattanooga Daily Times|title=Tech stuns Davidson, 33–0, with power, razzle-dazzle|date=October 18, 1942|accessdate=September 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 24–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91755576/vmi-minus-muha-succumbs-to-cats-24/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=V.M.I., minus Muha, succumbs to Cats, 24–6|date=November 1, 1942|accessdate=September 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = American Legion Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| score = 14–43
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108979799/ram-less-tar-heels-manage-to-ram-home/|work=The Durham Herald-Sun|title='Ram-less' Tar Heels manage to ram home gridiron victory|date=November 8, 1942|accessdate=September 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = Washington and Lee
| site_stadium = American Legion Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| score = 21–13
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108000421/davidson-wildcats-sink-generals-2113/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Davidson Wildcats sink Generals, 21–13|date=November 15, 1942|accessdate=September 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 9–21
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108980336/the-citadel-romps-over-davidson-wildcats/|work=The State|title=The Citadel romps over Davidson Wildcats, 21 to 9|date=November 22, 1942|accessdate=September 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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References
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