2022 Davidson Wildcats football team
The 2022 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Abell and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. Although the Wildcats finished in a second place tie in the conference with a 6-2 conference record, they claimed the PFL’s automatic bid in the FCS Playoffs (due to St. Thomas (MN) being ineligible due to their 5-year transition from Division III to Division I) after narrowly defeating Dayton 24-23 in the final week of the regular season.
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 0–41 at Richmond | |
| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| Record | 8–4 (6–2 PFL) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jon Berlin (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Richardson Stadium (capacity: 6,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) * $ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2021 season with a record of 8–3, 7–1 in PFL play to be co-champions of Pioneer League championship San Diego. Due to head to head tie breaker with San Diego, they received an automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Kennesaw State.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville State* | ESPN+ | L 17–35 | 18,462 | |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Barton* | W 37–17 | 3,971 | ||
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | St. Andrews* |
| W 56–6 | 4,317 | |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian | ESPN+ | W 56–24 | 1,626 | |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Butler |
| W 31–0 | 2,114 | |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at St. Thomas (MN) | L 16–27 | 6,177 | ||
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State |
| W 28–26 | 3,822 | |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Drake | ESPN3 | W 48–14 | 1,826 | |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson |
| W 56–48 2OT | 4,294 | |
| November 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at San Diego | WCC | L 14–31 | 2,518 | |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton |
| W 24–23 | 4,103 | |
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Richmond* | ESPN+ | L 0–41 | 3,000 | |
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Game summaries
At Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Barton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Barton Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
St. Andrews
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Knights | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Wildcats | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
At Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 14 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 56 |
| Blue Hose | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Butler
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
At St. Thomas (MN)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Tommies | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
At Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 48 |
| Drake Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Stetson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatters | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 48 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 56 |
At San Diego
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Toreros | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Dayton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
At Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spiders | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
References
- "2022 Davidson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.