1946 Davidson Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1946
| team = Davidson Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = William Story
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Richardson Stadium
American Legion Memorial Stadium
| prev = 1943
}}
{{1946 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1946 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 first season under head coach William Story, the team compiled a 4–5 record (1–5 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 206 to 130.{{cite web|title=1946 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=June 12, 2022|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/davidson/1946-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1946
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 21||{{cfb link|year=1946|team=Erskine Flying Fleet|title=Erskine}}
|October 5||Wofford|American Legion Memorial Stadium|Charlotte, NC|W 54-0||{{cite news|title=Davidson Runs To 54-0 Win Over Wofford|newspaper=The State|location=Columbia, South Carolina|date=October 6, 1946|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102979591/davidson-runs-to-54-0-win-over-wofford/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12|at|No. 19 NC State|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC|L 0-25|18,000|{{cite news|title=Wolfpack Scores, 25-0, Over Stubborn Davidson: Wildcats Give State Hard Game for First Half but Locals Stay Unbeaten|newspaper=The News and Observer|location=Raleigh, North Carolina|author=Fred Dixon|date=October 13, 1946|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101801123/wolfpack-scores-25-0-over-stubborn/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19|at|VMI|Alumni Field|Lexington, VA|L 0-25|4,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91780601/vmi-celebrates-homecoming-by-trampling-d/|work=The State|title=VMI celebrates homecoming by trampling Davidson, 25–0|date=October 20, 1946|accessdate=January 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 26||{{cfb link|year=1946|team=Hampden–Sydney Tigers|title=Hampden-Sydney}}
|November 2||Washington and Lee|Richardson Stadium|Davidson, NC|L 6-25||{{cite news|title=Working Leads Generals To 25-6 at Davidson: Substitute Back Passes for Two Touchdowns for Washington and Lee|newspaper=The News and Observer|date=November 3, 1946|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103609047/working-leads-generals-to-25-6-at/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 9||Richmond|Richardson Stadium|Davidson, NC|L 6-27|3,000|{{cite news|title=Spiders Down Davidson By 27 to 6: Wilbourne Gallops For Two Touchdowns|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=November 10, 1946|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103620249/spiders-down-davidson-by-27-to-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 23||The Citadel|American Legion Memorial Stadium|Charlotte, NC|L 13-21|5,000|{{cite news|title=Dunfee Is Citadel Star In Triumph|newspaper=The State|date=November 24, 1946|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102285836/dunfee-is-citadel-star-in-triumph/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 28||Furman|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|W 13-7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83865307/furman-topples-wofford/|work=The Greenville News|title=Furman topples Wofford|date=September 28, 1946|accessdate=August 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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