1986 Davidson Wildcats football team
| 1986 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 0–9 (0–6 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Richardson Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Appalachian State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Furman ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Vic Gatto, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 0–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SoCon. Although not SoCon members, their games against Bucknell and Lafayette were designated Southern Conference games.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Lenoir–Rhyne* | L 14–31 | 4,700 | [1] | |
| September 13 | Wofford* |
| L 10–20 | 3,000 | [2] |
| September 20 | at East Tennessee State | L 6–41 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | at No. 8 Appalachian State | L 6–63 | 21,217 | [4] | |
| October 11 | Bucknell |
| L 7–27 | 1,000 | [5] |
| October 18 | Lafayette |
| L 14–51 | 2,700 | [6] |
| October 25 | at Marshall | L 14–63 | 12,130 | [7] | |
| November 8 | at Furman | L 0–59 | 8,989 | [8] | |
| November 15 | at Catawba* | L 28–51 | 300 | [9] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "In game of 2 halves, Lenoir–Rhyne owns 2nd, topples Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. September 7, 1986. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wofford rallies past Davidson". The Herald. September 14, 1986. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs roll to win over Davidson". Johnson City Press. September 21, 1986. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Record books burned in Appalachian State destruction of Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1986. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Quirk, Kevin (October 12, 1986). "Crucial mistakes stop Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. p. 14C. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Quirk, Kevin (October 19, 1986). "Lafayette's 30 in 2nd sink Davidson in rout". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15B. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall rolls by Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins blast Davidson, 59–0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1986. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catawba tops Davidson; Cats end winless". The Charlotte Observer. November 16, 1986. Retrieved September 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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