2019 Davidson Wildcats football team

2019 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record8–4 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJon Berlin (2nd season)
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
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 represents Davidson College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Scott Abell[1] and play their home games at Richardson Stadium. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason coaches' poll[edit]

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

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 San Diego 79 (7)
2 Dayton 66 (2)
3 Drake 64
4 Marist 52
5 Davidson 48
6 Stetson 44
7 Butler 37
8 Jacksonville 30
9 Morehead State 15
Valparaiso

Preseason All-PFL teams[edit]

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

Schedule[edit]

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
YouTubeW 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[edit]

Georgetown[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 0 20 0 20
Wildcats 7 13 0 7 27
See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Virginia–Lynchburg[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 10 21 7 7 45
See also: Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons football

West Virginia Wesleyan[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0
Wildcats 14 3 7 17 41
See also: West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football

At Campbell[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 7 15 29
Fighting Camels 0 21 0 10 31
See also: 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

At Morehead State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 21 7 0 42
Eagles 7 0 3 21 31
See also: 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team

San Diego[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 3 14 14 6 37
Wildcats 3 14 0 0 17
See also: 2019 San Diego Toreros football team

At Jacksonville[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 14 7 21 49
Dolphins 0 3 10 6 19
See also: 2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

Marist[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 7 3 14 3 27
Wildcats 0 7 0 14 21
See also: 2019 Marist Red Foxes football team

Valparaiso[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 6 7 8 21
Wildcats 7 7 7 6 27
See also: 2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

At Butler[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 33 6 13 52
Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10
See also: 2019 Butler Bulldogs football team

At Stetson[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 14 14 42
Hatters 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Stetson Hatters football team

At Drake[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 14 3 7 31
Wildcats 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2019 Drake Bulldogs football team

References[edit]

  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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