2019 Davidson Wildcats football team
American college football season
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The 2019 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Scott Abell[1] and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League.
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record8–4 (5–3 PFL)
Headcoach
- Scott Abell (2nd season)
DefensivecoordinatorJon Berlin (2nd season)
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| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| Record | 8–4 (5–3 PFL) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jon Berlin (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Richardson Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 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]
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Offense First team Wesley Dugger – RB Zion Johnson – OL Second team Jorell Story – FB Ethan Steinbacher – OL |
Defense Second team Bryce Perry-Martin – DL |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown* | Davidson All Access | W 27–20 | 5,367 | [4] | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* |
| Davidson All Access | W 45–7 | 4,284 | [5] |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | West Virginia Wesleyan* |
| Davidson All Access | W 41–0 | 4,311 | |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | ESPN+ | L 29–31 | 5,393 | [6] | |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Morehead State | ESPN+ | W 42–31 | 4,944 | [7] | |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego |
| Davidson All Access | L 17–37 | 3,827 | |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville | YouTube | W 49–19 | 2,732 | [8] | |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist |
| Davidson All Access | L 21–27 | 4,144 | |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Valparaiso |
| Davidson All Access | W 27–21 | 3,849 | |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Butler | YouTube | W 52–10 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Stetson | ESPN+ | W 42–14 | |||
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake |
| Davidson All Access | L 28–31 | ||
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Game summaries
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Virginia–Lynchburg
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
West Virginia Wesleyan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
At Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| Fighting Camels | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
At Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
San Diego
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
At Jacksonville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
Marist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 52 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
At Stetson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Hatters | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
