2018 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record6–5 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJon Berlin (1st season)
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
2018 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 San Diego $^  8 –0   9 –3  
Stetson  6 –2   8 –2  
Drake  6 –2   7 –4  
Marist  5 –3   5 –6  
Dayton  5 –3   6 –5  
Davidson  3 –5   6 –5  
Butler  2 –6   4 –7  
Morehead State  2 –6   3 –8  
Valparaiso  2 –6   2 –9  
Jacksonville  1 –7   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Scott Abell and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). They finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in sixth place. Davidson finished 2018 ranked #1 in the FCS for total offense, averaging 561.9 yards per game.[1]

Preseason

Preseason All-PFL team

The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Wildcats having one player selected.[2]

Preseason coaches poll

The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Wildcats predicted to finish in last place.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1San Diego81 (9)
2Dayton72 (1)
3Drake58
T–4Butler48
T–4Valparaiso48
6Jacksonville47
7Marist44
8Morehead State22
9Stetson19
10Davidson11

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Brevard*
MI-CONNW 34–134,109
September 87:00 p.m.Chowan*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNW 49–283,941
September 13[lower-alpha 1]7:00 p.m.Guilford*dagger
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNW 91–612,922
September 221:00 p.m.at Dayton
Facebook LiveL 21–424,700
September 291:00 p.m.at Valparaiso
ESPN3W 40–354,605
October 61:00 p.m.Jacksonville
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNW 44–373,524
October 131:00 p.m.Morehead State
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNL 28–353,721
October 201:00 p.m.at Marist
L 41–48 2OT1,442
October 271:00 p.m.Stetson
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNL 53–563,992
November 105:00 p.m.at San Diego
L 52–563,115
November 171:00 p.m.Butler
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNW 41–383,675
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ↑ Originally scheduled for September 15, moved up in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

Brevard

1 2 3 4 Total
Tornados 0 0 6 7 13
Wildcats 13 21 0 0 34

Chowan

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 7 6 0 15 28
Wildcats 21 21 0 7 49

Guilford

1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 6 20 13 22 61
Wildcats 30 27 14 20 91

At Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 0 0 7 21
Flyers 0 14 21 7 42

At Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 20 0 6 40
Crusaders 14 7 7 7 35

Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 6 3 0 28 37
Wildcats 16 7 21 0 44

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 7 7 7 35
Wildcats 7 14 0 7 28

At Marist

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Wildcats 6 21 7 070 41
Red Foxes 7 10 6 1177 48

Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 7 21 21 7 56
Wildcats 10 7 21 15 53

At San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 24 14 7 7 52
Toreros 7 28 7 14 56

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 10 7 11 38
Wildcats 6 21 7 7 41

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA College Football FCS current team Stats". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Twelve First-Team All-PFL returnees highlight Preseason All-PFL Team".
  3. ↑ "Defending Champion San Diego edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll".


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