2017 Davidson Wildcats football team

2017 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 San Diego $^	8	–	0	10	–	3
Drake	6	–	2	7	–	4
Jacksonville	5	–	3	7	–	4
Campbell	5	–	3	6	–	5
Valparaiso	5	–	3	6	–	5
Butler	4	–	4	6	–	5
Dayton	4	–	4	5	–	6
Marist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Morehead State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Stetson	1	–	7	2	–	9
Davidson	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

On November 27, head coach Paul Nichols was fired.^[1] He finished at Davidson with a five-year record of 7–43.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Brevard*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	W 30–7	4,017
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina*	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN3	L 17–63	11,763
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Guilford*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	W 42–21	4,614
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	L 9–31	2,814
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	L 21–35	3,673
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 17–28	1,836
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	L 22–48	2,712
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	L 12–17	1,406
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	L 29–42	3,257
November 11	12:30 p.m.	San Diego	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	L 7–63	2,705
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	L 14–21	3,831
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tornados	0	0	0	7	7
Wildcats	0	9	14	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	14	0	3	17
Catamounts	28	21	7	7	63

	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	0	7	0	14	21
Wildcats	7	35	0	0	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	0	14	7	10	31
Wildcats	0	6	3	0	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	14	7	21
Dolphins	14	14	7	0	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	3	7	0	17
Hatters	7	0	7	14	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	14	27	0	48
Wildcats	3	9	3	7	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	3	6	12
Bulldogs	7	7	0	3	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	14	14	7	42
Wildcats	12	3	14	0	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	14	21	14	14	63
Wildcats	0	0	7	0	7

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

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Bowls & rivalries	1969 Tangerine Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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