# 2018 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 2018 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Scott Abell and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). They finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in sixth place. Davidson finished 2018 ranked #1 in the FCS for total offense, averaging 561.9 yards per game.

## Preseason
### Preseason All-PFL team

The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Wildcats having one player selected.

### Preseason coaches poll

The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Wildcats predicted to finish in last place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | San Diego | 81 (9) |
| 2 | Dayton | 72 (1) |
| 3 | Drake | 58 |
| T–4 | Butler | 48 |
| T–4 | Valparaiso | 48 |
| 6 | Jacksonville | 47 |
| 7 | Marist | 44 |
| 8 | Morehead State | 22 |
| 9 | Stetson | 19 |
| 10 | Davidson | 11 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Brevard* | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | MI-CONN | W 34–13 | 4,109 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Chowan* | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | MI-CONN | W 49–28 | 3,941 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Guilford* | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | MI-CONN | W 91–61 | 2,922 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dayton | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | L 21–42 | 4,700 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | Brown FieldValparaiso, IN | ESPN3 | W 40–35 | 4,605 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Jacksonville | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | MI-CONN | W 44–37 | 3,524 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | MI-CONN | L 28–35 | 3,721 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Marist | Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY | | L 41–48 $^{2OT}$ | 1,442 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | MI-CONN | L 53–56 | 3,992 |
| November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Diego | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | | L 52–56 | 3,115 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Butler | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | MI-CONN | W 41–38 | 3,675 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule
* ↑ Originally scheduled for September 15, moved up in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

## Game summaries
### Brevard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tornados | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Wildcats | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 34 |

### Chowan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| Wildcats | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 49 |

### Guilford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Quakers | 6 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 61 |
| Wildcats | 30 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 91 |

### At Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Flyers | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |

### At Valparaiso

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 14 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 40 |
| Crusaders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Jacksonville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 16 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 44 |

### Morehead State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### At Marist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Wildcats | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
| Red Foxes | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 48 |

### Stetson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 53 |

### At San Diego

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 24 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
| Toreros | 7 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 56 |

### Butler

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
| Wildcats | 6 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 41 |