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Davidson

SOCON · 1971 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–9
0.100 Win %
Conference
7th
0–6 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
66
1902–1973
All-Time Record
248–312–40
0.447 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#19
1918
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 3
  • 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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC6–5L 7–27
4Week 4 · Sep 21Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON1–10L 3–27
5Week 5 · Sep 28William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 14–40
6Week 6 · Oct 5APPALACHIAN STATEUnranked—L 10–35
7Week 7 · Oct 12BUCKNELLUnranked—W 20–8
8Week 8 · Oct 19Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON5–5–1L 6–41
9Week 9 · Oct 26WOFFORDUnranked—L 22–23
11Week 11 · Nov 9East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–6L 26–27
12Week 12 · Nov 16Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 7–14
13Week 13 · Nov 23Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON8–3L 7–47

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
9.287
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-41
-41+0
  • Citadel -3
  • Wake Forest -5
  • Furman -5
  • William & Mary -6
  • East Carolina -6
  • Richmond -6
  • Virginia Military Institute -10

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #126Better than 9%
Win % Place 120thBetter than 13%

0.100 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#126Regular Season Final#126Post-Season W1#126Post-Season W2#126Post-Season W3#126Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-20
-24
-26
-25
+12
-35
-1
-1
-7
-40

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#971966#851967#1021968#511969#1181970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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