2017 Davidson Wildcats football team
| 2017 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| Record | 2–9 (0–8 PFL) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Matt Applebaum (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Tim Zetts (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Richardson Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
On November 27, head coach Paul Nichols was fired.[1] He finished at Davidson with a five-year record of 7–43.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Brevard* | MI-CONN | W 30–7 | 4,017 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina* | ESPN3 | L 17–63 | 11,763 | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Guilford* |
| MI-CONN | W 42–21 | 4,614 |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist |
| MI-CONN | L 9–31 | 2,814 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | L 21–35 | 3,673 | |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Stetson | ESPN3 | L 17–28 | 1,836 | |
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton |
| MI-CONN | L 22–48 | 2,712 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Drake | BV | L 12–17 | 1,406 | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Campbell |
| MI-CONN | L 29–42 | 3,257 |
| November 11 | 12:30 p.m. | San Diego |
| MI-CONN | L 7–63 | 2,705 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Morehead State | OVCDN | L 14–21 | 3,831 | |
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Game summaries
[edit]Brevard
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tornados | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
At Western Carolina
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Catamounts | 28 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
Guilford
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Quakers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Marist
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Foxes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
At Jacksonville
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Dolphins | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
At Stetson
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Hatters | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Dayton
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 7 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 48 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
At Drake
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Campbell
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Camels | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Wildcats | 12 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
San Diego
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Morehead State
[edit]| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
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