1997 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Cal Poly		–		10	–	1
No. 5 Western Kentucky ^		–		10	–	2
No. 17 Hofstra ^		–		9	–	2
No. 25 Liberty		–		9	–	2
Samford		–		7	–	4
Morehead State		–		5	–	4
South Florida		–		5	–	6
Southern Utah		–		5	–	6
Saint Mary's		–		4	–	6
Davidson		–		3	–	8
Buffalo		–		2	–	9
La Salle		–		1	–	8
Charleston Southern		–		1	–	9
Austin Peay		–		0	–	10

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tim Landis, the team compiled a 3–8 record.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Maryville (TN)	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 41–25		^[1]
September 20	Sewanee	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 42–14	3,188	^[2]
September 27	at Emory and Henry	Fullerton Field Emory, VA	L 35–49		^[3]
October 4	at Guilford	Armfield Athletic Center Greensboro, NC	L 22–25		^[4]
October 11	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 22–32	4,000	^[5]
October 18	Methodist	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 16–19	3,178	^[6]
October 25	at Randolph–Macon	Day Field Ashland, VA	L 15–22	850	^[7]
November 1	Hampden–Sydney	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 43–0		^[8]
November 8	at Centre	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	L 14–19		^[9]
November 15	Bridgewater	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 10–13 ^OT		^[10]
November 22	at South Florida	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	L 32–48	27,919	^[11]

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Venues	Latta Park Baseball Field (1896–1903) Sprunt Athletic Field (1905–1922) Richardson Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1969 Tangerine Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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