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1979 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1979 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 5 1 0 9 2 0
VMI 4 1 0 6 4 1
The Citadel 4 2 0 6 5 0
Furman 4 3 0 5 6 0
Appalachian State 3 4 0 3 8 0
East Tennessee State 2 3 0 7 4 0
Western Carolina 2 4 0 6 5 0
Marshall 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ed Farrell, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–4.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Catawba*W 35–74,800[1]
September 15Southwestern (TN)*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 42–63,000[2]
September 22No. 7 Lafayette*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 16–133,200[3]
September 29at Bucknell*L 0–332,217[4]
October 6Randolph–Macon*dagger
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 35–65,000[5]
October 13at Lehigh*L 0–1011,500[6]
October 20Hampden–Sydney*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 42–04,000[7]
October 27at Guilford*Greensboro, NCW 40–162,000[8]
November 3Furman
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 55–634,500[9]
November 10at Wofford*
L 28–484,250[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Davidson's 'trick' a treat". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Davidson hands defeat to SAM". The Commercial Appeal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bowen, Les (September 23, 1979). "Piercy catch is big play for Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. p. 4D. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davidson falls 33–0 to Bucknell". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1979. p. 4C. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Cats block R-M efforts in 35–6 win". Daily Press. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lehigh controls ball and Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. p. 5C. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson 42, Hampden–Sydney 0". Daily Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "This year, Davidson gets its turn to shout". October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman 63, Davidson 55 Honest! It's a football score". The State. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wofford wallops Davidson". November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.