2019 Davidson Wildcats football team

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.

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

Preseason

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Preseason coaches' poll

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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

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

Schedule

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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 StateESPN 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 JacksonvilleYouTubeW 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 ButlerYouTubeW 52–10[9]
November 1612:00 p.m.at StetsonESPN W 42–14
November 231:00 p.m.Drake
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessL 28–31

Game summaries

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Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 0 20 0 20
Wildcats 7 13 0 7 27

Virginia–Lynchburg

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 10 21 7 7 45

West Virginia Wesleyan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0
Wildcats 14 3 7 17 41

At Campbell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 7 15 29
Fighting Camels 0 21 0 10 31

At Morehead State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 21 7 0 42
Eagles 7 0 3 21 31

San Diego

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1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 3 14 14 6 37
Wildcats 3 14 0 0 17

At Jacksonville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 14 7 21 49
Dolphins 0 3 10 6 19

Marist

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 7 3 14 3 27
Wildcats 0 7 0 14 21

Valparaiso

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 6 7 8 21
Wildcats 7 7 7 6 27

At Butler

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 33 6 13 52
Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10

At Stetson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 14 14 42
Hatters 7 7 0 0 14

At Drake

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 14 3 7 31
Wildcats 7 7 7 7 28

References

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  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.