2017 Davidson Wildcats football team

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.

2017 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	2–9 (0–8 PFL)
Head coach	Paul Nichols (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Applebaum (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tim Zetts (1st season)
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium

2017 Pioneer Football League standings

	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 27, head coach Paul Nichols was fired. He finished at Davidson with a five-year record of 7–43.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Brevard*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	W 30–7	4,017
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina*	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN3	L 17–63	11,763
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Guilford*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	W 42–21	4,614
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	L 9–31	2,814
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	L 21–35	3,673
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 17–28	1,836
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	L 22–48	2,712
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	L 12–17	1,406
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	L 29–42	3,257
November 11	12:30 p.m.	San Diego	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	MI-CONN	L 7–63	2,705
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	OVCDN	L 14–21	3,831
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Brevard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tornados	0	0	0	7	7
Wildcats	0	9	14	7	30

See also: Brevard College

At Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	14	0	3	17
Catamounts	28	21	7	7	63

See also: 2017 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Guilford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	0	7	0	14	21
Wildcats	7	35	0	0	42

See also: Guilford Quakers football

Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	0	14	7	10	31
Wildcats	0	6	3	0	9

See also: 2017 Marist Red Foxes football team

At Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	14	7	21
Dolphins	14	14	7	0	35

See also: 2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

At Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	3	7	0	17
Hatters	7	0	7	14	28

See also: 2017 Stetson Hatters football team

Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	7	14	27	0	48
Wildcats	3	9	3	7	22

See also: 2017 Dayton Flyers football team

At Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	3	6	12
Bulldogs	7	7	0	3	17

See also: 2017 Drake Bulldogs football team

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	14	14	7	42
Wildcats	12	3	14	0	29

See also: 2017 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	14	21	14	14	63
Wildcats	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2017 San Diego Toreros football team

At Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	14	0	14
Eagles	7	0	14	0	21

See also: 2017 Morehead State Eagles football team