Davidson football, 1896–1899

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The Davidson football team (later known as the Davidson Wildcats) represented Davidson College in American football. The football program started in 1896 with a game against the Charlotte YMCA. After not fielding a team in 1897, the program played two games in 1898 and a six-game schedule in 1899. The team did not hire a coach until 1900 when John A. Brewin began his four-year tenure as head coach. This article covers the program's early years prior to the hiring of Brewin as the school's first head football coach.

1896[edit]

1896 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumLatta Park Baseball Field
Seasons
1898 →
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre   –   6 – 0 – 1
Texas A&M   –   2 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   2 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 0 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 2
VPI   –   5 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 1 – 0
Clemson   –   2 – 1 – 0
Columbian   –   2 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   2 – 2 – 1
Add-Ran   –   1 – 1 – 1
Centenary   –   1 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   3 – 4 – 1
Furman   –   2 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss   –   1 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   3 – 7 – 2
South Carolina   –   1 – 3 – 0
Erskine   –   0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   0 – 2 – 0
Davidson   –   0 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1896 Davidson football team was an American football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. The team compiled a 0–1 record and played just one match against the Charlotte YMCA on their own campus.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 19Charlotte YMCADavidson, NCL 4–12[1]

1898[edit]

1898 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumLatta Park Baseball Field
Seasons
← 1896
1899 →
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina   –   9 – 0 – 0
Central (KY)   –   3 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   2 – 0 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 1 – 0
Georgetown   –   7 – 3 – 0
Texas A&M   –   4 – 2 – 0
VMI   –   4 – 2 – 0
Arkansas Industrial   –   2 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   2 – 1 – 2
VPI   –   3 – 2 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 3 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   1 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   1 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 2
Columbian   –   3 – 6 – 0
Add-Ran   –   1 – 3 – 1
Maryland   –   2 – 6 – 1
Guilford   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1898 Davidson football team was an American football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team compiled a 1–1 record and played both games at Charlotte, North Carolina. After a loss to North Carolina, Davidson secured their first win in program history against South Carolina by a score of 5–0.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 5vs. North Carolina
L 0–11[2]
November 24vs. South Carolina
  • Latta Park Baseball Field
  • Charlotte, NC
W 5–0[3]

1899[edit]

1899 Davidson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3–1
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumLatta Park Baseball Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI   –   – 0 – 0
VPI   –   4 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   6 – 2 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 1 – 1
Georgetown   –   5 – 2 – 1
Texas A&M   –   4 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma   –   2 – 1 – 0
Baylor   –   2 – 1 – 1
Guilford   –   2 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   4 – 3 – 2
Add-Ran   –   0 – 0 – 1
Richmond   –   2 – 2 – 0
South Carolina   –   2 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   2 – 3 – 0
William & Mary   –   2 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 2
Davidson   –   1 – 3 – 1
Maryland   –   1 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   0 – 0 – 1

The 1899 Davidson football team was an American football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1899 college football season, and the team compiled a 1–3–1. After they opened the season with three consecutive losses, Davidson had their first all time tie in program history with a scoreless game against North Carolina A&M.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14vs. ClemsonRock Hill, SCL 0–10[4]
October 21vs. North Carolina
L 0–10[5]
November 11Oak Ridge InstituteDavidson, NCL 2–6[6]
November 17vs. North Carolina A&M
  • Latta Park Baseball Field
  • Charlotte, NC
T 0–0[7][8]
November 30vs. South Carolina
  • Latta Park Baseball Field
  • Charlotte, NC
W 5–0[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charlotte Was Victorious". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 20, 1896. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The contest on the gridiron, University won over Davidson". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 6, 1898. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davidson 5, South Carolina 0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1898. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The score was 10 to 0 in Clemson's favor". The State. October 15, 1899. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "University defeats Davidson College by a close score". The Morning Post. October 22, 1899. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Two happy teams". Greensboro Telegram. November 13, 1899. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Neither side scored, A. and M. and Davidson College eleven played to a standstill in Charlotte". The Morning Post. November 18, 1899. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Score: nothing to nothing". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 18, 1899. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Football To-Day". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 30, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Davidson Wins The Game". Charlotte Daily Observer. December 1, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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