| 1979 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (0–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Richardson Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Catawba* | W 35–7 | 4,800 | [1] | |
| September 15 | Southwestern (TN)* |
| W 42–6 | 3,000 | [2] |
| September 22 | No. 7 Lafayette* |
| W 16–13 | 3,200 | [3] |
| September 29 | at Bucknell* | L 0–33 | 2,217 | [4] | |
| October 6 | Randolph–Macon* |
| W 35–6 | 5,000 | [5] |
| October 13 | at Lehigh* | L 0–10 | 11,500 | [6] | |
| October 20 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 42–0 | 4,000 | [7] |
| October 27 | at Guilford* | Greensboro, NC | W 40–16 | 2,000 | [8] |
| November 3 | Furman |
| L 55–63 | 4,500 | [9] |
| November 10 | at Wofford* |
| L 28–48 | 4,250 | [10] |
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References
- ↑ "Davidson's 'trick' a treat". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Davidson hands defeat to SAM". The Commercial Appeal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bowen, Les (September 23, 1979). "Piercy catch is big play for Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. p. 4D. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Davidson falls 33–0 to Bucknell". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1979. p. 4C. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "'Cats block R-M efforts in 35–6 win". Daily Press. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lehigh controls ball and Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. p. 5C. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Davidson 42, Hampden–Sydney 0". Daily Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "This year, Davidson gets its turn to shout". October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Furman 63, Davidson 55 Honest! It's a football score". The State. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wofford wallops Davidson". November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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