The 1971 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Dave Fagg, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the SoCon.
| 1971 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (0–6 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Richardson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Wake Forest* | L 7–27 | 19,500 | [1] | |
| September 18 | at VMI | L 3–27 | 5,500 | [2] | |
| September 25 | at William & Mary | L 14–40 | 8,000 | [3] | |
| October 2 | vs. Appalachian State* | L 10–35 | 5,626 | [4] | |
| October 9 | at Bucknell* | W 20–8 | 8,600 | [5] | |
| October 16 | at Furman | L 6–41 | 6,500 | [6] | |
| October 23 | Wofford* | L 22–23 | 1,800 | [7] | |
| November 6 | at East Carolina | L 26–27 | 17,732 | [8] | |
| November 13 | Richmond |
| L 7–14 | 2,800 | [9] |
| November 20 | The Citadel |
| L 7–47 | 6,300 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "Deacons rally for 27–7 win". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowman's running boosts VMI past Davidson, 27–3". The State. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. and M. rolls at ease to 40–14 conference win against Davidson Wildcats". The Danville Register. September 26, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mounties steamroll Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson halts Bucknell, 20–8, with defense". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman flays Davidson, 41–6". The News and Observer. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bringman's late field goal lifts Wofford over 'Cats". The Greenville News. October 24, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECU rallies over Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders net 14–7 victory over Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel blasts Davidson, 47–7". The Greenville News. November 21, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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