2000 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–0
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Davidson   –   10 –0  
No. 7 Hofstra ^   –   9 –4  
Southern Utah   –   7 –4  
South Florida   –   7 –4  
Elon   –   7 –4  
Morehead State   –   6 –3  
Saint Mary's   –   6 –5  
Charleston Southern   –   5 –6  
Georgetown   –   5 –6  
Jacksonville   –   3 –8  
Samford   –   4 –7  
Cal Poly   –   3 –8  
Liberty   –   3 –8  
Austin Peay   –   2 –9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 102nd season overall but their first with an undefeated record.[1][2] Davidson was led by first-year head coach Joe Susan, who was named the FCS Mid-Major Coach of the Year.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 91:30 p.m.Jacksonville
W 36–72,048[3]
September 161:30 p.m.at Sewanee
W 14–0900[lower-alpha 1][4]
September 232:00 p.m.Emory and Henrydagger
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 17–143,549[5]
October 7Morehead State
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 38–31 2OT2,032[6]
October 14at San Diego
W 27–133,377[7]
October 211:30 p.m.Randolph–Macon
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 20–124,123[8]
October 28at Hampden–Sydney
W 36–172,528[9]
November 4Centre
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 20–172,127[10]
November 11at Austin Peay
W 22–71,600[11]
November 18Georgetown
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 41–174,200[12][13]

Awards and honors

  • FCS Mid-Major All-America First Team – Ryan Crawford (The Football Gazette); Bryan Fish (The Football Gazette); Bo Henderson (The Football Gazette)
  • FCS Mid-Major All-America Second Team – Corey Crawford (The Football Gazette)
  • FCS Mid-Major Defensive Back of the Year – Ryan Crawford (The Football Gazette)
  • FCS Independent Defensive MVP – Ryan Crawford
  • FCS Mid-Major Coach of the Year – Joe Susan (The Football Gazette)
  • FCS Independent Coach of the Year – Joe Susan

Notes

  1. ↑ According to the 2000 Davidson statistics sheet, a total of 8,405 spectators attended the four away games. 7,505 combined spectators attended the away games not including Sewanee.

References

  1. ↑ "2000 Davidson Wildcats football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Davidson Wildcats Football Record Book" (PDF). unh.edu. Davidson College. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Davidson completes domination". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Davidson 14, Sewanee 0". The Tennessean. September 17, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Davidson's win streak reaches 10". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wildcats earn win in OT to propel them to 4–0 start". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Davidson extends streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 16, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Davidson tops R–M". The Daily News Leader. October 22, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Davidson whips H–S". The Daily News Leader. October 29, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Davidson's win streak hits 15 against Centre". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Govs dropped, 22–7". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 12, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Davidson 41, Georgetown 17". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. p. 140. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Davidson registers first perfect season". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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