2016 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 2016 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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.

2016 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record2–9 (0–8 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVinny Marino (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChad Creamer
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 San Diego $^   8 0     10 2  
Dayton   7 1     9 2  
Drake   6 2     7 4  
Marist   5 3     5 6  
Jacksonville   4 3     5 5  
Campbell   3 4     5 5  
Morehead State   3 5     4 7  
Valparaiso   3 5     4 7  
Butler   2 6     4 7  
Stetson   2 6     4 7  
Davidson   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 pmat Georgetown*CIL 14–381,863
September 102:00 pmat Kentucky Wesleyan*
W 35–21350
September 177:00 pmLivingstone*DAAW 38–124,219
September 241:00 pmat ValparaisoESPN3L 20–242,897
October 11:00 pmStetson 
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
DAAL 27–314,281
October 84:00 pmat San DiegoW.TVL 3–522,827
October 1512:00 pmButler
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
DAAL 17–202,917
October 2212:00 pmat MaristRFNL 10–311,236
October 291:00 pmJacksonvilleDAAL 17–353,209
November 54:00 pmat CampbellBSNL 0–284,644
November 191:00 pmMorehead State
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
DAAL 10–313,017
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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At Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
Hoyas 0 17 21 0 38

Kentucky Wesleyan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 21 0 7 35
Panthers 0 7 7 7 21

Livingstone

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Bears 0 6 0 6 12
Wildcats 21 17 0 0 38

At Valparaiso

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 6 7 0 7 20
Crusaders 7 10 7 0 24

Stetson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 7 3 0 21 31
Wildcats 0 7 14 6 27

At San Diego

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 3 3
Toreros 28 14 10 0 52

Butler

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 6 20
Wildcats 7 7 3 0 17

At Marist

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

Jacksonville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 7 7 21 0 35
Wildcats 0 10 7 0 17

At Campbell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Fighting Camels 7 0 14 7 28

Morehead State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 10 14 0 31
Wildcats 0 3 7 0 10

References

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