1985 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1985 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Vic Gatto, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing eighth out of nine teams in the SoCon. Although not SoCon members, their games against Bucknell, Penn, and James Madison were designated Southern Conference games.

1985 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
1985 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 –0 –012 –2 –0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
Chattanooga 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Marshall 3 –3 –17 –3 –1
The Citadel 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
Western Carolina 2 –4 –14 –6 –1
VMI 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Davidson 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
East Tennessee State 0 –7 –00 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Western Carolina
L 0–134,200[1]
September 14Gardner–Webb*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 14–492,800[2]
September 21at Bucknell
L 14–344,500[3]
September 28at Newberry*
L 0–413,500[4]
October 5No. 10 Furman
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 7–584,000[5]
October 12at The Citadel
L 0–318,741[6]
October 19Penn
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–153,000[7]
October 26at James Madison
L 0–2814,000[8]
November 2at Wofford*
W 21–17[9]
November 9West Virginia Tech*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 10–35700[10]
November 16Catawba*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 28–35300[11]

References
  1. "Western stops pesky Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wildcats win battle of stats; Lose game". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Davidson flattened by Bucknell 34–14". The Charlotte Observer. September 22, 1985. p. 12B. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Newberry crushes Davidson, 41–0". The Times and Democrat. September 29, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Furman trounces Davidson 58–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Allen's three TD passes help Citadel mug Davidson 31–0". The State. October 13, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Sorensen, Tom (October 20, 1985). "Davidson Defensive effort goes for naught in loss to Penn". The Charlotte Observer. p. 13B. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "James Madison shuts out Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Davidson sends Wofford reeling". The Greenville News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Quarterback shuffle not enough for Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Davidson rallies, falls short against bigger Catawba". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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