# 2024 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 2024 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach Scott Abell and played their home games at Davidson College Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:30 pm | at Georgetown* | Cooper FieldWashington, D.C. | ESPN+ | L 24–46 | 3,975 |
| September 7 | 7:00 pm | Catawba* | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | ESPN+ | W 49–14 | 4,477 |
| September 14 | 7:00 pm | Point* | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | ESPN+ | W 42–12 | 2,288 |
| September 29 | 5:00 pm | at Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | W 47–38 | 961 |
| October 5 | 1:00 pm | Marist | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | ESPN+ | W 42–19 | 2,124 |
| October 12 | 12:00 pm | at Dayton | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | L 14–16 | 2,757 |
| October 19 | 1:00 pm | Stetson | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | ESPN+ | W 70–48 | 2,367 |
| October 26 | 1:00 pm | Butler | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | ESPN+ | L 38–48 | 2,979 |
| November 2 | 4:00 pm | at San Diego | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | ESPN+ | L 13–40 | 1,672 |
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | Morehead State | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 2,356 |
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | at Valparaiso | Brown FieldValparaiso, IN | ESPN+ | L 17–18 | 1,058 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Georgetown

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Cooper Field • Washington, DC
* Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |
| Georgetown | Passing |
| Georgetown | Rushing |
| Georgetown | Receiving |

### Catawba (DII)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indians (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Catawba | Passing |
| Catawba | Rushing |
| Catawba | Receiving |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |

### Point (NAIA)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks (NAIA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Point | Passing |
| Point | Rushing |
| Point | Receiving |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |

### at Presbyterian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
* Date: Sunday September 29, 2024
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |
| Presbyterian | Passing |
| Presbyterian | Rushing |
| Presbyterian | Receiving |

### Marist

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Marist | Passing |
| Marist | Rushing |
| Marist | Receiving |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |

### at Dayton

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Welcome Stadium, Dayton, Ohio
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV announcers (Facebook Live): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |

### Stetson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |

### Butler

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 2,979
* Referee: Bilah Abdullah
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | BUT | DAV |
| First downs | 18 | 28 |
| Total yards | 460 | 440 |
| Rushing yards | 283 | 187 |
| Passing yards | 177 | 253 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–18–1 | 15–24–2 |
| Time of possession | 25:49 | 34:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 6/15, 112 yards, INT |
| Butler | Rushing | Reagan Andrew | 13 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Luke Wooten | 4 receptions, 100 yards |
| Davidson | Passing | Luke Durkin | 9/14, 155 yards, 2 TD |
| Davidson | Rushing | Mari Adams | 18 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD |
| Davidson | Receiving | Brody Reina | 5 receptions, 118 yards, TD |

### at San Diego

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toreros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Torero Stadium, San Diego, CA
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |
| San Diego | Passing |
| San Diego | Rushing |
| San Diego | Receiving |

### Morehead State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Morehead State | Passing |
| Morehead State | Rushing |
| Morehead State | Receiving |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |

### at Valparaiso

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Brown Field, Valparaiso, IN
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |
| Valparaiso | Passing |
| Valparaiso | Rushing |
| Valparaiso | Receiving |