Davidson
SOCON · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Divisional Era · 18 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Davidson head-to-head · History & Eras
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 | ROLLINS | Unranked | — | W 19–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | IND SOCON | 3–6 | L 0–34 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–4 | L 7–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–2–1 | L 7–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 | Sewanee (SEWANEE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–5 | W 27–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Furman (FURMAN)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–4 | L 7–40 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 | CENTRE | Unranked | — | W 27–12 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–2 | L 13–46 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–5 | W 26–0 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Citadel (CITADEL)H2H | IND SOCON | 4–5 | W 20–6 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Hampden Sydney +4
- Citadel +4
- Sewanee +3
- Virginia Military Institute -2
- Duke -2
- North Carolina -4
- Furman -4
- NC State -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.