2017 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 2017 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Nichols and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 2–9, 0–8 in PFL play to finish in last place.

2017 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferencePioneer Football League
2017 record2–9 (0–8 PFL)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Applebaum (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTim Zetts (1st season)
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
(Capacity: 6,000)
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 23 San Diego $^  8 0     10 3  
Drake  6 2     7 4  
Jacksonville  5 3     7 4  
Campbell  5 3     6 5  
Valparaiso  5 3     6 5  
Butler  4 4     6 5  
Dayton  4 4     5 6  
Marist  3 5     4 7  
Morehead State  3 5     4 7  
Stetson  1 7     2 9  
Davidson  0 8     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 27, head coach Paul Nichols was fired.[1] He finished at Davidson with a five-year record of 7–43.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Brevard*MI-CONNW 30–74,017
September 96:00 p.m.at Western Carolina*ESPN3L 17–6311,763
September 167:00 p.m.Guilford*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNW 42–214,614
September 301:00 p.m.Marist
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNL 9–312,814
October 71:00 p.m.at JacksonvilleESPN3L 21–353,673
October 141:00 p.m.at StetsonESPN3L 17–281,836
October 211:00 p.m.Dayton
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNL 22–482,712
October 282:00 p.m.at DrakeBVL 12–171,406
November 41:00 p.m.Campbell
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNL 29–423,257
November 1112:30 p.m.San Diego
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
MI-CONNL 7–632,705
November 181:00 p.m.at Morehead StateOVCDNL 14–213,831

Game summaries

Brevard

1 2 3 4 Total
Tornados 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 0 9 14 7 30

at Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 14 0 3 17
Catamounts 28 21 7 7 63

Guilford

1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 0 7 0 14 21
Wildcats 7 35 0 0 42

Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 0 14 7 10 31
Wildcats 0 6 3 0 9

at Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 14 7 21
Dolphins 14 14 7 0 35

at Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 3 7 0 17
Hatters 7 0 7 14 28

Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 7 14 27 0 48
Wildcats 3 9 3 7 22

at Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 3 6 12
Bulldogs 7 7 0 3 17

Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 7 14 14 7 42
Wildcats 12 3 14 0 29

San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 21 14 14 63
Wildcats 0 0 7 0 7

at Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 14 0 14
Eagles 7 0 14 0 21

References

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