The first uniforms for the club were dark sweaters or canvas jackets with "DC" chalked on the front.

Goal posts were set up, a field was chosen and marked, and the students got the association admitted to the North Carolina Football League.

Eventually, these rivalries drive the student body to begin an intercollegiate football program (Gillespie 22).

Finally, in October 1898, the faculty allowed Davidson students to participate in intercollegiate football games.

The game was so big that a special train was chartered to take the entire school into Charlotte to cheer the team on.

Luckily for the players, the school colors were changed by the student body in 1895 from pink and blue to red and black.

The team lost 11–0, but the editorial in the Davidson College Magazine was entitled "Victory in Defeat" (Gillespie 22).

Prior to a game against Georgia, the Davidson coaching staff took note of the new rule that made a forward pass a legal play.

In a 13–12 win over Duke, senior captain Thad Brock faked a punt seven yards deep in his own end zone.

President Walter L. Lingle spoke about this growth and the effects it could have on the school: There are some vocal alumni who want us to go in for big-time football.

(Gillespie 23) The Board of Trustees responded to these issues by requiring all Davidson schedules to be adjusted according to the size and strength of the opponents.

Scholarships were denied authorization, but financial aid was allowed for athletes that met certain Davidson standards.

The football team needed to find some other small schools that had the same type of athletics program.

Finally, in 1973, the trustees voted to make football grants only to students with demonstrated need (Gillespie 23).

In 2000, Joe Susan took over after Landis' departure and led the 'Cats to their first undefeated season with a perfect 10–0 record.

In 2003, Stephen B. Smith '66 selflessly gave the football program a grant of two million dollars.

The victory snapped San Diego's NCAA record-tying 39 game conference winning streak.

Davidson and Presbyterian compete annually in the Carolina Border Clash with the winner taking home the 1919 Cup.