1980 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1980 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ed Farrell, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5.

1980 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (0–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
1980 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $ 7 0 09 1 1
Chattanooga 5 2 08 3 0
Appalachian State 4 2 16 4 1
The Citadel 3 2 07 4 0
Western Carolina 2 4 13 7 1
VMI 1 4 13 7 1
East Tennessee State 1 4 02 9 0
Marshall 0 5 12 8 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Springfield*W 42–145,900[1]
September 20at Lafayette*L 20–272,500[2]
September 27at Southwestern (TN)*
W 56–31,000[3]
October 4Bucknell*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 21–134,300[4]
October 11at Boston University*L 14–352,440[5]
October 18Lehigh*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 14–496,500[6]
October 25at Hampden–Sydney*
W 14–7750[7]
November 1Guilford*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 33–204,800[8]
November 8at FurmanL 7–2112,568[9]
November 15at The CitadelL 13–3114,150[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Questionable Davidson defense has the answers". The Charlotte Observer. September 14, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Davidson upset 27–20 by Lafayette". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1980. p. 4B. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Davidson rips Southwestern". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Scott, David (October 5, 1980). "Davidson, Piercy recover in time". The Charlotte Observer. p. 4B. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Davidson's drives derailed by Boston 35–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Fulwood, Sam, III (October 19, 1980). "Lehigh crushes Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. p. 6C. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Davidson rallies, spoils H–S hopes for upset victory". Daily Press. October 26, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Davidson beats Guilford". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Furman tones down its act, turns back Davidson 21–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "The Citadel trounces Davidson". The Times and Democrat. November 16, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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