After not fielding a team in 1897, the program played two games in 1898 and a six-game schedule in 1899.
This article covers the program's early years prior to the hiring of Brewin as the school's first head football coach.
The team compiled a 0–1 record and played just one match against the Charlotte YMCA on their own campus.
The team compiled a 1–1 record and played both games at Charlotte, North Carolina.
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.