2019 Davidson Wildcats football team

2019 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2019 record	8–4 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach	Scott Abell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jon Berlin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium (Capacity: 6,000)
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Pioneer Football League standings
v t	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[]

Preseason coaches' poll[]

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[]

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

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	W 27–20	5,367	[4]
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	W 45–7	4,284	[5]
September 14	7:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	W 41–0	4,311
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Campbell*	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	L 29–31	5,393	[6]
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+	W 42–31	4,944	[7]
October 12	1:00 p.m.	San Diego	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	L 17–37	3,827
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	YouTube	W 49–19	2,732	[8]
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	L 21–27	4,144
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	W 27–21	3,849
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Butler	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	YouTube	W 52–10		[9]
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	W 42–14
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Drake	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	L 28–31
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source:^[10][11]

Game summaries[]

Georgetown[]

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

Virginia–Lynchburg[]

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

West Virginia Wesleyan[]

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

at Campbell[]

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

at Morehead State[]

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

San Diego[]

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

at Jacksonville[]

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

Marist[]

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

Valparaiso[]

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

at Butler[]

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

at Stetson[]

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

at Drake[]

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

References[]