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
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	2–9 (0–8 PFL)
Head coach	Paul Nichols (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Vinny Marino (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Creamer
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 pm	at Georgetown*	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.	CI	L 14–38	1,863
September 10	2:00 pm	at Kentucky Wesleyan*	Steele Stadium Owensboro, KY		W 35–21	350
September 17	7:00 pm	Livingstone*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	W 38–12	4,219
September 24	1:00 pm	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN3	L 20–24	2,897
October 1	1:00 pm	Stetson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	L 27–31	4,281
October 8	4:00 pm	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	W.TV	L 3–52	2,827
October 15	12:00 pm	Butler	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	L 17–20	2,917
October 22	12:00 pm	at Marist	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	RFN	L 10–31	1,236
October 29	1:00 pm	Jacksonville	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	L 17–35	3,209
November 5	4:00 pm	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	BSN	L 0–28	4,644
November 19	1:00 pm	Morehead State	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	DAA	L 10–31	3,017
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Georgetown

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

See also: 2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Kentucky Wesleyan

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

Livingstone

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

At Valparaiso

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

See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Stetson

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

See also: 2016 Stetson Hatters football team

At San Diego

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

See also: 2016 San Diego Toreros football team

Butler

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

See also: 2016 Butler Bulldogs football team

At Marist

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

See also: 2016 Marist Red Foxes football team

Jacksonville

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

See also: 2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

At Campbell

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

See also: 2016 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Morehead State

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

See also: 2016 Morehead State Eagles football team