2019 Davidson Wildcats football team

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2019 Davidson Wildcats football
Davdson Wildcats wordmark.svg
Conference Pioneer Football League
Record8–4 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJon Berlin (2nd season)
Home stadium Richardson Stadium
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
San Diego $^  8 –0   9 –3  
Dayton  6 –2   8 –3  
Drake  6 –2   6 –5  
Davidson  5 –3   8 –4  
Stetson  4 –4   7 –4  
Marist  4 –4   4 –7  
Morehead State  3 –5   5 –7  
Butler  2 –6   3 –9  
Jacksonville  1 –7   3 –9  
Valparaiso  1 –7   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Scott Abell [1] and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Wildcats were picked to finish in fifth place. [2]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1San Diego79 (7)
2Dayton66 (2)
3Drake64
4Marist52
5Davidson48
6Stetson44
7Butler37
8Jacksonville30
9Morehead State15
Valparaiso

Preseason All-PFL teams

The Wildcats had five players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 311:00 p.m. Georgetown *
Davidson All AccessW 27–205,367 [4]
September 76:00 p.m. Virginia–Lynchburg *
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessW 45–74,284 [5]
September 147:00 p.m. West Virginia Wesleyan *
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessW 41–04,311
September 216:00 p.m.at Campbell *
 ESPN+ L 29–315,393 [6]
October 51:00 p.m.at Morehead State
ESPN+W 42–314,944 [7]
October 121:00 p.m. San Diego
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessL 17–373,827
October 191:00 p.m.at Jacksonville
YouTube W 49–192,732 [8]
October 261:00 p.m. Marist
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessL 21–27 4,144
November 21:00 p.m. Valparaiso
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessW 27–213,849
November 912:00 p.m.at Butler
YouTubeW 52–10 [9]
November 1612:00 p.m.at Stetson
ESPN+W 42–14
November 231:00 p.m. Drake
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessL 28–31

Game summaries

Georgetown

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Hoyas0020020
Wildcats7130727

Virginia–Lynchburg

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Dragons00077
Wildcats10217745

West Virginia Wesleyan

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Bobcats00000
Wildcats14371741

At Campbell

1234Total
Wildcats7071529
Fighting Camels02101031

At Morehead State

1234Total
Wildcats14217042
Eagles7032131

San Diego

1234Total
Toreros31414637
Wildcats3140017

At Jacksonville

1234Total
Wildcats71472149
Dolphins0310619

Marist

1234Total
Red Foxes7314327
Wildcats0701421

Valparaiso

1234Total
Crusaders067821
Wildcats777627

At Butler

1234Total
Wildcats03361352
Bulldogs300710

At Stetson

1234Total
Wildcats77141442
Hatters770014

At Drake

1234Total
Bulldogs7143731
Wildcats777728

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References

  1. ↑ "Scott Abell - Football Coach". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Georgetown vs. Davidson - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Virginia Lynchburg vs. Davidson - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Davidson vs. Campbell - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Davidson vs. Morehead State - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Davidson vs. Jacksonville - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Davidson vs. Butler - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ "2019 Davidson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  11. ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2019.


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