2022 Davidson Wildcats football team

2022 Davidson Wildcats football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 0–41 at Richmond
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	8–4 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach	Scott Abell (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jon Berlin (5th season)
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Pioneer Football League standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
St. Thomas (MN) * $		8	–	0					10	–	1
Davidson ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Dayton		6	–	2					8	–	3
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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State*	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	L 17–35	18,462
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Barton*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 37–17	3,971
September 17	7:00 p.m.	St. Andrews*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 56–6	4,317
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	W 56–24	1,626
October 1	1:00 p.m.	Butler	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 31–0	2,114
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas (MN)	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN		L 16–27	6,177
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 28–26	3,822
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	W 48–14	1,826
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Stetson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 56–48 2OT	4,294
November 12	4:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	WCC	L 14–31	2,518
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 24–23	4,103
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Richmond*	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	L 0–41	3,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Jacksonville State

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

Barton

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

St. Andrews

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

At Presbyterian

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

Butler

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

At St. Thomas (MN)

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

Morehead State

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

At Drake

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

Stetson

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Hatters	7	13	14	7	7	0	48
Wildcats	10	7	14	10	7	8	56

At San Diego

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

Dayton

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

At Richmond

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

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