2022 Davidson Wildcats football team

2022 Davidson Wildcats football
2022 Davidson Wildcats football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 0–41 at Richmond
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	8–4 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach	Scott Abell (5th season);
Defensive coordinator	Jon Berlin (5th season)
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

Last updated December 13, 2023

2022 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
St. Thomas (MN) * $	8	–	0	10	–	1
Davidson ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Dayton	6	–	2	8	–	3
Butler	5	–	3	7	–	4
San Diego	4	–	3	5	–	5
Valparaiso	4	–	4	5	–	7
Marist	4	–	4	4	–	7
Drake	3	–	5	3	–	8
Stetson	2	–	5	4	–	6
Morehead State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Presbyterian	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Abell and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. Although the Wildcats finished in a second place tie in the conference with a 6–2 conference record, they claimed the PFL's automatic bid in the FCS Playoffs (due to St. Thomas (MN) being ineligible due to their 5-year transition from Division III to Division I) after narrowly defeating Dayton 24–23 in the final week of the regular season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State *	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	L 17–35	18,462
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Barton *	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 37–17	3,971
September 17	7:00 p.m.	St. Andrews *	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 56–6	4,317
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	W 56–24	1,626
October 1	1:00 p.m.	Butler	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 31–0	2,114
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas (MN)	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN		L 16–27	6,177
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 28–26	3,822
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	W 48–14	1,826
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Stetson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 56–48 ^2OT	4,294
November 12	4:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	WCC	L 14–31	2,518
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 24–23	4,103
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Richmond *	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	L 0–41	3,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	3	7	0	17
Gamecocks	7	21	0	7	35

Barton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Barton Bulldogs	7	7	3	0	17
Wildcats	14	13	0	10	37

St. Andrews

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	6	0	0	6
Wildcats	28	14	14	0	56

At Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	21	0	21	56
Blue Hose	3	7	7	7	24

Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Butler Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	3	0	14	14	31

At St. Thomas (MN)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	7	6	16
Tommies	7	14	6	0	27

Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	3	6	26
Wildcats	7	21	0	0	28

At Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	14	7	20	48
Drake Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14

Stetson

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Hatters	7	13	14	7	7	0	48
Wildcats	10	7	14	10	7	8	56

At San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	0	7	14
Toreros	14	10	7	0	31

Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	3	7	6	23
Wildcats	7	3	14	0	24

At Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Spiders	10	17	7	7	41

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The 2013 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Paul Nichols and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in PFL play to finish in eleventh place.

The 2014 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Paul Nichols and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in PFL play to finish in last place.

The 2015 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Paul Nichols and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

The 2016 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Nichols and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 2–9, 0–8 in PFL play to finish in last place.

The 2017 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Nichols and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 2–9, 0–8 in PFL play to finish in last place.

The 2018 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Scott Abell and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). They finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in sixth place. Davidson finished 2018 ranked #1 in the FCS for total offense, averaging 561.9 yards per game.

The 2010 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Tripp Merritt and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the PFL.

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

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. Davidson was led by first-year head coach Joe Susan, who was named the FCS Mid-Major Coach of the Year.

The 2020 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Scott Abell and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They competed as a member of the Pioneer Football League.

The 2021 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Todd Stepsis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the PFL. The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

The 2022 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Pioneer Football League during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Flyers were led by 14th-year head coach Rick Chamberlin and played their home games at Welcome Stadium. Despite the Flyers finishing in a second place tie in the conference with a 6-2 conference record, they still had a chance to claim the PFL’s automatic bid in the FCS Playoffs but failed to do so after a narrow 24-23 loss to Davidson in the final week of the regular season.

The 2022 St. Thomas Tommies football team represented the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Glenn Caruso, the Tommies compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the PFL title. St. Thomas was ineligible for the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs due to the program's transition from NCAA Division III. Davidson received the PFL's automatic bid to the playoffs. The Tommies played home games at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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.

The 2023 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Scott Abell and played home games at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina

References

↑ "2022 Davidson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

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v t e 2022 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Davidson Delaware Eastern Kentucky Elon Fordham Furman Gardner–Webb Holy Cross Idaho Incarnate Word Montana Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Sacramento State Saint Francis (PA) Samford South Dakota State Southeast Missouri State Southeastern Louisiana Weber State William & Mary
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