The 2000 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 102nd season overall but their first with an undefeated record.[1][2] Davidson was led by first-year head coach Joe Susan, who was named the FCS Mid-Major Coach of the Year.[2]
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 10–0 |
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Home stadium | Richardson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Hofstra ^ | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | – | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | – | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | – | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | – | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Jacksonville | W 36–7 | 2,048 | [3] | |
September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at Sewanee | W 14–0 | 900[a] | [4] | |
September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Emory and Henry |
| W 17–14 | 3,549 | [5] |
October 7 | Morehead State |
| W 38–31 2OT | 2,032 | [6] | |
October 14 | at San Diego | W 27–13 | 3,377 | [7] | ||
October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Randolph–Macon |
| W 20–12 | 4,123 | [8] |
October 28 | at Hampden–Sydney |
| W 36–17 | 2,528 | [9] | |
November 4 | Centre |
| W 20–17 | 2,127 | [10] | |
November 11 | at Austin Peay | W 22–7 | 1,600 | [11] | ||
November 18 | Georgetown |
| W 41–17 | 4,200 | [12][13] | |
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Awards and honors
edit- FCS Mid-Major All-America First Team – Ryan Crawford (The Football Gazette); Bryan Fish (The Football Gazette); Bo Henderson (The Football Gazette)
- FCS Mid-Major All-America Second Team – Corey Crawford (The Football Gazette)
- FCS Mid-Major Defensive Back of the Year – Ryan Crawford (The Football Gazette)
- FCS Independent Defensive MVP – Ryan Crawford
- FCS Mid-Major Coach of the Year – Joe Susan (The Football Gazette)
- FCS Independent Coach of the Year – Joe Susan
Notes
edit- ^ According to the 2000 Davidson statistics sheet, a total of 8,405 spectators attended the four away games. 7,505 combined spectators attended the away games not including Sewanee.
References
edit- ^ "2000 Davidson Wildcats football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Davidson Wildcats Football Record Book" (PDF). unh.edu. Davidson College. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Davidson completes domination". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson 14, Sewanee 0". The Tennessean. September 17, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson's win streak reaches 10". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats earn win in OT to propel them to 4–0 start". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson extends streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 16, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson tops R–M". The Daily News Leader. October 22, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson whips H–S". The Daily News Leader. October 29, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson's win streak hits 15 against Centre". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs dropped, 22–7". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 12, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson 41, Georgetown 17". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. p. 140. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson registers first perfect season". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.