2022 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 2022 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Abell and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. Although the Wildcats finished in a second place tie in the conference with a 6–2 conference record, they claimed the PFL's automatic bid in the FCS Playoffs (due to St. Thomas (MN) being ineligible due to their 5-year transition from Division III to Division I) after narrowly defeating Dayton 24–23 in the final week of the regular season.

2022 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record8–4 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJon Berlin (5th season)
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
St. Thomas (MN) * $   8 0     10 1  
Dayton   6 2     8 3  
Davidson ^   6 2     8 4  
Butler   5 3     7 4  
San Diego   4 3     5 5  
Valparaiso   4 4     5 7  
Marist   4 4     4 7  
Drake   3 5     3 8  
Stetson   2 5     4 6  
Morehead State   1 7     2 9  
Presbyterian   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:00 p.m.at Jacksonville State*ESPN+L 17–3518,462
September 107:00 p.m.Barton*W 37–173,971
September 177:00 p.m.St. Andrews*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 56–64,317
September 247:00 p.m.at PresbyterianESPN+W 56–241,626
October 11:00 p.m.Butler
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 31–02,114
October 82:00 p.m.at St. Thomas (MN)L 16–276,177
October 151:00 p.m.Morehead State
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 28–263,822
October 222:00 p.m.at DrakeESPN3W 48–141,826
November 51:00 p.m.Stetson
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 56–48 2OT4,294
November 124:00 p.m.at San DiegoWCCL 14–312,518
November 191:00 p.m.Dayton
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 24–234,103
November 262:00 p.m.at No. 13 Richmond*ESPN+L 0–413,000

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Game summaries

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At Jacksonville State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 3 7 0 17
Gamecocks 7 21 0 7 35

Barton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Barton Bulldogs 7 7 3 0 17
Wildcats 14 13 0 10 37

St. Andrews

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1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 0 6 0 0 6
Wildcats 28 14 14 0 56

At Presbyterian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 21 0 21 56
Blue Hose 3 7 7 7 24

Butler

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1 2 3 4 Total
Butler Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Wildcats 3 0 14 14 31

At St. Thomas (MN)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 7 6 16
Tommies 7 14 6 0 27

Morehead State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 10 3 6 26
Wildcats 7 21 0 0 28

At Drake

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 14 7 20 48
Drake Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14

Stetson

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Hatters 7 13 14 770 48
Wildcats 10 7 14 1078 56

At San Diego

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

Dayton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 7 3 7 6 23
Wildcats 7 3 14 0 24

At Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Spiders 10 17 7 7 41

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Davidson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.