2012 Davidson Wildcats football team

2012 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference Pioneer Football League
2012 record 2–9 (2–6 PFL)
Head coach Tripp Merritt–Fired 11/5 (8th year)
Brett Hayford (interim HC)
Offensive coordinator Matt Mumme
Defensive coordinator Meade Clendaniel
Home stadium Richardson Stadium
(Capacity: 6,000)
2012 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Butler +   7 1         8 3  
Drake +   7 1         8 3  
San Diego +   7 1         8 3  
Jacksonville   5 3         7 4  
Dayton   5 3         6 5  
Marist   3 5         4 7  
Morehead State   3 5         4 7  
Davidson   2 6         2 9  
Valparaiso   1 7         1 10  
Campbell   0 8         1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth year head coach Tripp Merritt and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They are a member of the Pioneer Football League.

Head coach Tripp Merritt was fired on November 5 after an 1–8 start and 31–51 mark in eight seasons. Associate head coach Brett Hayford was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1]

They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in eighth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 PM Georgetown* Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC L 14–35   4,011
September 8 7:00 PM at Lenoir-Rhyne* Moretz StadiumHickory, NC L 2–20   6,469
September 22 12:00 PM at Marist Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY L 21–34   2,466
September 29 6:00 PM Presbyterian* Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC L 13–28   4,111
October 6 1:00 PM Dayton Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC L 3–38   2,216
October 13 1:00 PM Jacksonville Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC L 24–34   1,924
October 20 6:00 PM at Campbell Barker–Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC W 28–21   4,640
October 27 12:00 PM Butler Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC L 20–31   3,362
November 3 1:00 PM at Morehead State Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY L 14–49   1,113
November 10 1:00 PM at Valparaiso Brown FieldValparaiso, IN W 28–27 OT  1,827
November 17 1:00 PM San Diego Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC L 10–17   3,712
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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