2019 Davidson Wildcats football team

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.

2019 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferencePioneer Football League
2019 record8–4 (5–3 PFL)
Head coachScott Abell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJon Berlin (2nd season)
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
(Capacity: 6,000)
2019 Pioneer Football League standings
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

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)
1San Diego79 (7)
2Dayton66 (2)
3Drake64
4Marist52
5Davidson48
6Stetson44
7Butler37
8Jacksonville30
9Morehead State15
Valparaiso

Preseason All-PFL teams

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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 311:00 p.m.Georgetown*
Davidson All AccessW 27–205,367[4]
September 76:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessW 45–74,284[5]
September 147:00 p.m.West Virginia Wesleyan*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessW 41–04,311
September 216:00 p.m.at Campbell*
ESPN+L 29–315,393[6]
October 51:00 p.m.at Morehead State
ESPN+W 42–314,944[7]
October 121:00 p.m.San Diego
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessL 17–373,827
October 191:00 p.m.at Jacksonville
YouTubeW 49–192,732[8]
October 261:00 p.m.Marist
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessL 21–27 4,144
November 21:00 p.m.Valparaiso
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessW 27–213,849
November 912:00 p.m.at Butler
YouTubeW 52–10[9]
November 1612:00 p.m.at Stetson
ESPN+W 42–14
November 231:00 p.m.Drake
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Davidson All AccessL 28–31

Game summaries

Georgetown
1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 0 20 0 20
Wildcats 7 13 0 7 27
See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–9 2016 GEORG, 38–14

Virginia–Lynchburg
1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 10 21 7 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

West Virginia Wesleyan
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0
Wildcats 14 3 7 17 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Campbell
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 7 15 29
Fighting Camels 0 21 0 10 31
See also: 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 2017 CAMP, 42–29

at Morehead State
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 21 7 0 42
Eagles 7 0 3 21 31
See also: 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–14 2018 MORE, 35–28

San Diego
1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 3 14 14 6 37
Wildcats 3 14 0 0 17
See also: 2019 San Diego Toreros football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–12 2018 USD, 56–52

at Jacksonville
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 14 7 21 49
Dolphins 0 3 10 6 19
See also: 2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–14 2018 DAV, 44–37

Marist
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 7 3 14 3 27
Wildcats 0 7 0 14 21
See also: 2019 Marist Red Foxes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–10 2018 MAR, 48–41 2OT

Valparaiso
1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 6 7 8 21
Wildcats 7 7 7 6 27
See also: 2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–4 2018 DAV, 40–35

at Butler
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 33 6 13 52
Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10
See also: 2019 Butler Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–6 2018 DAV, 41–38

at Stetson
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 14 14 42
Hatters 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Stetson Hatters football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 2018 STET, 56–53

at Drake
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 14 3 7 31
Wildcats 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2019 Drake Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–7 2017 DRAKE, 17–12

References
  1. "Scott Abell - Football Coach". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. "Georgetown vs. Davidson - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  5. "Virginia Lynchburg vs. Davidson - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  6. "Davidson vs. Campbell - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  7. "Davidson vs. Morehead State - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  8. "Davidson vs. Jacksonville - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  9. "Davidson vs. Butler - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  10. "2019 Davidson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  11. "2019 Football Schedule". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2019.


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