1990 Davidson Wildcats football team

1990 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
1990 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra ^   –   12 – 1 – 0
Dayton ^   –   11 – 1 – 0
Cortland ^   –   9 – 1 – 0
Frostburg State   –   9 – 1 – 0
Union (NY)   –   9 – 1 – 0
Ferrum ^   –   8 – 2 – 0
Ithaca ^   –   8 – 2 – 0
Buffalo State   –   7 – 2 – 0
San Diego   –   7 – 2 – 0
Guilford   –   7 – 3 – 0
Bluffton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Gannon   –   6 – 3 – 0
Davidson   –   5 – 3 – 0
Menlo   –   5 – 3 – 0
Canisius   –   6 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   6 – 4 – 0
Quincy   –   6 – 4 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   6 – 4 – 0
Aurora   –   5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 5 – 0
Maryville (TN)   –   5 – 5 – 0
Wagner   –   5 – 5 – 0
Wesley   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado College   –   4 – 5 – 0
Wilmington (OH)   –   4 – 5 – 0
Alfred   –   4 – 6 – 0
Thomas More   –   3 – 6 – 0
Albany   –   3 – 7 – 0
Brockport   –   3 – 7 – 0
Western Connecticut State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 8 – 0
Duquesne   –   1 – 8 – 1
Mercyhurst   –   1 – 8 – 0
Norwich   –   1 – 8 – 0
Salisbury State   –   1 – 8 – 0
Southeastern Massachusetts   –   1 – 8 – 0
Saint Peter's   –   0 – 7 – 0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham   –   0 – 9 – 0
Kentucky Wesleyan   –   0 – 10 – 0
Methodist   –   0 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1990 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division III football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Dave Fagg, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–3. Davidson defeated Piedmont Baptist College in an exhibition game on November 10 by a final score of 28–7. The game did not count in their final record as Baptist competed as a club sport prior to transitioning to Division III in 1991.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1SewaneeL 9–171,535[2]
September 8at Millsaps
W 24–131,500[3]
September 15Johnson C. Smith
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 17–71,800[4]
September 22Emory & Henry
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 31–271,428[5]
September 29at Dickinson
L 16–382,500[6]
October 13Methodistdagger
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 49–72,048[7]
October 27Guilford
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 20–173,107–3,108[8]
November 3at Rhodes
L 13–232,054[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "Davidson 28, Baptist 7". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1990. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "U. of South wins opener vs. Davidson". The Tennessean. September 2, 1990. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Millsaps opens with 24–13 loss to Davidson". The Clarion-Ledger. September 9, 1990. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davidson checks Smith in 'game of chess'". The Charlotte Observer. September 16, 1990. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Last minute TD pass lifts Davidson past E&H, 31–27". Kingsport Times-News. September 23, 1990. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dickinson puts end to Davidson's streak". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1990. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson ends 7-year homecoming drought". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1990. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson holds off Guilford". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Balanced Rhodes gets win". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1990. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1990 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2022.