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
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2019 record	8–4 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach	Scott Abell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jon Berlin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Richardson 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)
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]

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
August 31	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	W 27–20	5,367	[4]
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	W 45–7	4,284	[5]
September 14	7:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	W 41–0	4,311
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Campbell*	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	L 29–31	5,393	[6]
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+	W 42–31	4,944	[7]
October 12	1:00 p.m.	San Diego	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	L 17–37	3,827
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	YouTube	W 49–19	2,732	[8]
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	L 21–27	4,144
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	W 27–21	3,849
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Butler	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	YouTube	W 52–10		[9]
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	W 42–14
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Drake	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	L 28–31
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source:[10][11]

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.