2000 Davidson Wildcats football team

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]

2000 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–0
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
(capacity: 6,000)
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 91:30 p.m.Jacksonville
W 36–72,048[3]
September 161:30 p.m.at Sewanee
W 14–0[4]
September 232:00 p.m.Emory and Henrydagger
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 17–143,549[5]
October 7Morehead State
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 38–31 2OT2,032[6]
October 14at San Diego
W 27–133,377[7]
October 211:30 p.m.Randolph–Macon
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 20–124,123[8]
October 28at Hampden–Sydney
W 36–172,528[9]
November 4Centre
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 20–172,127[10]
November 11at Austin Peay
W 22–71,600[11]
November 18Georgetown
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 41–17[12]

Awards and honors
  • 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

References
  1. "2000 Davidson Wildcats football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. "Davidson Wildcats Football Record Book" (PDF). unh.edu. Davidson College. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. "Davidson completes domination". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Davidson 14, Sewanee 0". The Tennessean. September 17, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Davidson's win streak reaches 10". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "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.
  7. "Davidson extends streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 16, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Davidson tops R–M". The Daily News Leader. October 22, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Davidson whips H–S". The Daily News Leader. October 29, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Davidson's win streak hits 15 against Centre". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Govs dropped, 22–7". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 12, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Davidson registers first perfect season". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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