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American college football season
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 [ edit ] Preseason All-PFL team [ edit ] The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Wildcats having one player selected.[2]
Offense
Wesley Dugger – RB
Preseason coaches poll [ edit ] 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)
1
San Diego
81 (9)
2
Dayton
72 (1)
3
Drake
58
T–4
Butler
48
T–4
Valparaiso
48
6
Jacksonville
47
7
Marist
44
8
Morehead State
22
9
Stetson
19
10
Davidson 11
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 p.m. Brevard * MI-CONN W 34–134,109 September 8 7:00 p.m. Chowan * Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC MI-CONN W 49–283,941 [a] 7:00 p.m. Guilford * Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC MI-CONN W 91–612,922 September 22 1:00 p.m. at Dayton Facebook Live L 21–424,700 September 29 1:00 p.m. at Valparaiso ESPN3 W 40–354,605 October 6 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC MI-CONN W 44–373,524 October 13 1:00 p.m. Morehead State Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC MI-CONN L 28–353,721 October 20 1:00 p.m. at Marist L 41–48 2OT 1,442 October 27 1:00 p.m. Stetson Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC MI-CONN L 53–563,992 November 10 5:00 p.m. at San Diego L 52–563,115 November 17 1:00 p.m. Butler Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC MI-CONN W 41–383,675 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ edit ] Brevard [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tornados
0
0
6
7
13
Wildcats
13
21
0
0
34
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawks
7
6
0
15
28
Wildcats
21
21
0
7
49
Guilford [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Quakers
6
20
13
22
61
Wildcats
30
27
14
20
91
At Dayton [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
14
0
0
7
21
Flyers
0
14
21
7
42
At Valparaiso [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
14
20
0
6
40
Crusaders
14
7
7
7
35
Jacksonville [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Dolphins
6
3
0
28
37
Wildcats
16
7
21
0
44
Morehead State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
14
7
7
7
35
Wildcats
7
14
0
7
28
At Marist [ edit ]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Wildcats
6
21
7
0 7 0
41
Red Foxes
7
10
6
11 7 7
48
Stetson [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hatters
7
21
21
7
56
Wildcats
10
7
21
15
53
At San Diego [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
24
14
7
7
52
Toreros
7
28
7
14
56
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
10
10
7
11
38
Wildcats
6
21
7
7
41
References [ edit ]
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