2000 Davidson Wildcats football team

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2000 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–0
Head coach
Home stadium Richardson Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001  →
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Davidson  –  10 –0  
No. 7 Hofstra ^  –  9 –4  
Southern Utah  –  7 –4  
South Florida  –  7 –4  
Elon  –  7 –4  
Morehead State  –  6 –3  
Saint Mary's  –  6 –5  
Charleston Southern  –  5 –6  
Georgetown  –  5 –6  
Jacksonville  –  3 –8  
Samford  –  4 –7  
Cal Poly  –  3 –8  
Liberty  –  3 –8  
Austin Peay  –  2 –9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 102nd season overall but their first with an undefeated record. [1] [2] Davidson was led by first-year head coach Joe Susan, who was named the FCS Mid-Major Coach of the Year. [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 91:30 p.m. Jacksonville
W 36–72,048 [3]
September 161:30 p.m.at Sewanee
W 14–0900 [lower-alpha 1] [4]
September 232:00 p.m. Emory and Henry Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 17–143,549 [5]
October 7 Morehead State
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 38–31 2OT2,032 [6]
October 14at San Diego
W 27–133,377 [7]
October 211:30 p.m. Randolph–Macon
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 20–124,123 [8]
October 28at Hampden–Sydney
W 36–172,528 [9]
November 4 Centre
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 20–172,127 [10]
November 11at Austin Peay
W 22–71,600 [11]
November 18 Georgetown
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 41–174,200 [12] [13]

Awards and honors

Notes

  1. ↑ According to the 2000 Davidson statistics sheet, a total of 8,405 spectators attended the four away games. 7,505 combined spectators attended the away games not including Sewanee.

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The 1982 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Ed Farrell, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–7.

The 1985 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Vic Gatto, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing eighth out of nine teams in the SoCon. Although not SoCon members, their games against Bucknell, Penn, and James Madison were designated Southern Conference games.

The 1987 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Colonial League during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Vic Gatto, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Colonial.

The 1989 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division III football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Vic Gatto, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–8. This marked the first season Davidson competed at Division III after dropping down from the I-AA designation following their 1988 season.

The 1990 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division III football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Dave Fagg, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–3. Davidson defeated Piedmont Baptist College in an exhibition game on November 10 by a final score of 28–7. The game did not count in their final record as Baptist competed as a club sport prior to transitioning to Division III in 1991.

The 1991 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division III football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dave Fagg, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–5.

The 1992 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division III football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Dave Fagg, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5.

The 2001 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the South Division of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Toop, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the PFL's South Division.

References

  1. ↑ "2000 Davidson Wildcats football results". College Football Data Warehouse . William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Davidson Wildcats Football Record Book" (PDF). unh.edu. Davidson College. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Davidson completes domination". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Davidson 14, Sewanee 0". The Tennessean. September 17, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Davidson's win streak reaches 10". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wildcats earn win in OT to propel them to 4–0 start". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Davidson extends streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 16, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Davidson tops R–M". The Daily News Leader. October 22, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Davidson whips H–S". The Daily News Leader. October 29, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Davidson's win streak hits 15 against Centre". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Govs dropped, 22–7". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 12, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Davidson 41, Georgetown 17". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. p. 140. Retrieved January 15, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Davidson registers first perfect season". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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