1940 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1940 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1940 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished in 14th place in the SoCon.

1940 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
1940 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $ 4 0 06 2 1
No. 18 Duke 4 1 07 2 0
Wake Forest 4 2 07 3 0
William & Mary 2 1 16 2 1
North Carolina 3 2 06 4 0
Richmond 3 2 07 3 0
VMI 3 2 17 2 1
Furman 4 3 05 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 1 12 7 1
VPI 2 3 05 5 0
NC State 3 5 03 6 0
Maryland 0 1 12 6 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 6 0
Davidson 1 5 05 5 0
The Citadel 0 4 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Davidson was ranked at No. 125 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

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