2020 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 2020 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Scott Abell and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They competed as a member of the Pioneer Football League.

2020 Davidson Wildcats football
Pioneer Football League champion
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record4–2 (4–1 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJon Berlin (3rd season)
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Davidson $^   4 1     4 2  
Valparaiso   4 2     4 2  
San Diego   4 2     4 2  
Morehead State   4 2     4 3  
Drake   2 3     2 3  
Stetson   0 4     0 4  
Butler   0 6     0 6  
Presbyterian   0 0     4 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Pioneer Football League suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Dayton and Marist opted out of the spring season.
    Presbyterian played a full PFL schedule, but was ineligible for the conference title, and its games were not counted in PFL standings.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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Davidson formally released their football schedule on June 1, 2020.[1] The Wildcats' games scheduled against Campbell, Barton, and Middle Georgia State were canceled on July 27 due to the Pioneer Football League's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 1:30 p.m. at Elon* FloFootball L 23–26
March 13 1:00 p.m. at Stetson W 26–20
March 20 1:00 p.m. Presbyterian W 41–24
March 27 12:00 p.m. Morehead State
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 24–21
April 3 3:00 p.m. at San Diego W 31–25
April 10 11:00 a.m. at Presbyterian ESPN+ L 24–29
April 17 1:00 p.m. Stetson
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
Canceled
April 24 2:00 p.m. at No. 8 Jacksonville State ESPN3 L 14–49

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References

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  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (June 1, 2020). "Davidson releases 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Davidson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.