2016 Davidson Wildcats football team

2016 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2016 record	2–9 (0–8 PFL)
Head coach	Paul Nichols (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Vinny Marino
Defensive coordinator	Chad Creamer
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium (Capacity: 6,000)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Pioneer Football League standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 San Diego $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
Dayton		7	–	1					9	–	2
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Marist		5	–	3					5	–	6
Jacksonville		4	–	3					5	–	5
Campbell		3	–	4					5	–	5
Morehead State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Valparaiso		3	–	5					4	–	7
Butler		2	–	6					4	–	7
Stetson		2	–	6					4	–	7
Davidson		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 pm	at Georgetown*	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.	CI	L 14–38	1,863
September 10	2:00 pm	at Kentucky Wesleyan*	Steele Stadium Owensboro, KY		W 35–21	350
September 17	7:00 pm	Livingstone*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	W 38–12	4,219
September 24	1:00 pm	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN3	L 20–24	2,897
October 1	1:00 pm	Stetson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	L 27–31	4,281
October 8	4:00 pm	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	W.TV	L 3–52	2,827
October 15	12:00 pm	Butler	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	L 17–20	2,917
October 22	12:00 pm	at Marist	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	RFN	L 10–31	1,236
October 29	1:00 pm	Jacksonville	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	L 17–35	3,209
November 5	4:00 pm	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	BSN	L 0–28	4,644
November 19	1:00 pm	Morehead State	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	L 10–31	3,017
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries[]

at Georgetown[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	7	14
Hoyas	0	17	21	0	38

Kentucky Wesleyan[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	21	0	7	35
Panthers	0	7	7	7	21

Livingstone[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Bears	0	6	0	6	12
Wildcats	21	17	0	0	38

at Valparaiso[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	6	7	0	7	20
Crusaders	7	10	7	0	24

Stetson[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	7	3	0	21	31
Wildcats	0	7	14	6	27

at San Diego[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	3	3
Toreros	28	14	10	0	52

Butler[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	6	20
Wildcats	7	7	3	0	17

at Marist[]

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

Jacksonville[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	7	21	0	35
Wildcats	0	10	7	0	17

at Campbell[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Camels	7	0	14	7	28

Morehead State[]

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

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