1985 Davidson Wildcats football team

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The 1985 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Vic Gatto, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing eighth out of nine teams in the SoCon. Although not SoCon members, their games against Bucknell, Penn, and James Madison were designated Southern Conference games.

Record1–10 (0–6 SoCon)
Headcoach
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1985 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
 1984
1986 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–2 Furman $^6001220
No. T–12 Appalachian State610830
Chattanooga520650
Marshall331731
The Citadel241551
Western Carolina241461
VMI141371
East Tennessee State0700101
Davidson0201100
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Western CarolinaL 0–134,200[1]
September 14Gardner–Webb*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 14–492,800[2]
September 21at BucknellL 14–344,500[3]
September 28at Newberry*L 0–413,500[4]
October 5No. 10 Furman
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 7–584,000[5]
October 12at The CitadelL 0–318,741[6]
October 19Penn
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–153,000[7]
October 26at James MadisonL 0–2814,000[8]
November 2at Wofford*
W 21–17[9]
November 9West Virginia Tech*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 10–35700[10]
November 16Catawba*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 28–35300[11]
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