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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
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

References

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

v t e Davidson Wildcats football
Venues	Latta Park Baseball Field (1896–1903) Sprunt Athletic Field (1905–1922) Richardson Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1969 Tangerine Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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v t e 2022 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Davidson Delaware Eastern Kentucky Elon Fordham Furman Gardner–Webb Holy Cross Idaho Incarnate Word Montana Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Sacramento State Saint Francis (PA) Samford South Dakota State Southeast Missouri State Southeastern Louisiana Weber State William & Mary
Champion – South Dakota State