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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8
Catawba*
W 35–74,800[1]
September 15
Southwestern (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 20
Hampden–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

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