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]
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Offense
Wesley Dugger – RB
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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
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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| 1 |
San Diego |
81 (9)
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| 2 |
Dayton |
72 (1)
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| 3 |
Drake |
58
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| T–4 |
Butler |
48
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| T–4 |
Valparaiso |
48
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| 6 |
Jacksonville |
47
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| 7 |
Marist |
44
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| 8 |
Morehead State |
22
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| 9 |
Stetson |
19
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| 10 |
Davidson |
11
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Brevard* | | MI-CONN | W 34–13 | 4,109 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Chowan* | - Richardson Stadium
- Davidson, NC
| MI-CONN | W 49–28 | 3,941 |
| [a] | 7:00 p.m. | Guilford* | - Richardson Stadium
- Davidson, NC
| MI-CONN | W 91–61 | 2,922 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dayton | | Facebook Live | L 21–42 | 4,700 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | | ESPN3 | W 40–35 | 4,605 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Jacksonville | - Richardson Stadium
- Davidson, NC
| MI-CONN | W 44–37 | 3,524 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State | - Richardson Stadium
- Davidson, NC
| MI-CONN | L 28–35 | 3,721 |
| 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 53–56 | 3,992 |
| November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Diego | | | L 52–56 | 3,115 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Butler | - Richardson Stadium
- Davidson, NC
| MI-CONN | W 41–38 | 3,675 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Brevard
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Total |
| Tornados
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0
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0
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6
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7 |
13 |
| Wildcats
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13
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21
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0
|
0 |
34 |
Chowan
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Total |
| Hawks
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7
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6
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0
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15 |
28 |
| Wildcats
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21
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21
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0
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7 |
49 |
Guilford
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Total |
| Quakers
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6
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20
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13
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22 |
61 |
| Wildcats
|
30
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27
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14
|
20 |
91 |
At Dayton
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Total |
| Wildcats
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14
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0
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
| Flyers
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0
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14
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21
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7 |
42 |
At Valparaiso
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Total |
| Wildcats
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14
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20
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0
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6 |
40 |
| Crusaders
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14
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7
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7
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7 |
35 |
Jacksonville
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Total |
| Dolphins
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6
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3
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0
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28 |
37 |
| Wildcats
|
16
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7
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21
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0 |
44 |
Morehead State
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Total |
| Eagles
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14
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7
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7
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7 |
35 |
| Wildcats
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7
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14
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0
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7 |
28 |
At Marist
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Total |
| Wildcats
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6
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21
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7
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0 | 7 | 0 |
41 |
| Red Foxes
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7
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10
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6
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11 | 7 | 7 |
48 |
Stetson
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Total |
| Hatters
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7
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21
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21
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7 |
56 |
| Wildcats
|
10
|
7
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21
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15 |
53 |
At San Diego
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Total |
| Wildcats
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24
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14
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7
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7 |
52 |
| Toreros
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7
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28
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7
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14 |
56 |
Butler
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Total |
| Bulldogs
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10
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10
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7
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11 |
38 |
| Wildcats
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6
|
21
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7
|
7 |
41 |
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