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{{short description|American college football season}}
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| year = 1980
| year = 1980
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| hc_year = 7th
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Richardson Stadium]]
| stadium = [[Richardson Stadium (Davidson)|Richardson Stadium]]
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{{1980 Southern Conference football standings}}
{{1980 Southern Conference football standings}}
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==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1980
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = AP


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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1980|team=Springfield Pride|title=Springfield}}
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1980|team=Springfield Pride|title=Springfield}}
| site_stadium = [[Richardson Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Richardson Stadium (Davidson)|Richardson Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Davidson, North Carolina|Davidson, NC]]
| site_cityst = [[Davidson, North Carolina|Davidson, NC]]
| score = 42–14
| score = 42–14
| attend = 5,900
| attend = 5,900
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Questionable Davidson defense has the answers|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=September 14, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109085377/questionable-davidson-defense-has-the-an/|accessdate=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Questionable Davidson defense has the answers|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=September 14, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109085377/questionable-davidson-defense-has-the-an/|access-date=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 20–27
| score = 20–27
| attend = 2,500
| attend = 2,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news |title=Davidson upset 27–20 by Lafayette |date=September 21, 1980 |page=4B |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56471745/1980-lafayette-davidson |accessdate=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news |title=Davidson upset 27–20 by Lafayette |date=September 21, 1980 |page=4B |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56471745/1980-lafayette-davidson |access-date=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 56–3
| score = 56–3
| attend = 1,000
| attend = 1,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Davidson rips Southwestern|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|date=September 28, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109085743/davidson-rips-southwestern/|accessdate=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Davidson rips Southwestern|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|date=September 28, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109085743/davidson-rips-southwestern/|access-date=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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| score = 21–13
| score = 21–13
| attend = 4,300
| attend = 4,300
| source = <ref>{{cite news |title=Davidson, Piercy recover in time |first=David |last=Scott |date=October 5, 1980 |page=4B |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56542041/1980-bucknell-davidson/|accessdate=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news |title=Davidson, Piercy recover in time |first=David |last=Scott |date=October 5, 1980 |page=4B |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56542041/1980-bucknell-davidson/|access-date=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 14–35
| score = 14–35
| attend = 2,440
| attend = 2,440
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Davidson's drives derailed by Boston 35–14|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=October 12, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109086315/davidsons-drives-derailed-by-boston-35/|accessdate=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Davidson's drives derailed by Boston 35–14|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=October 12, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109086315/davidsons-drives-derailed-by-boston-35/|access-date=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1980 Lehigh Engineers football team|Lehigh]]
| opponent = [[1980 Lehigh Engineers football team|Lehigh]]
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 14–49
| score = 14–49
| attend = 6,500
| attend = 6,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news |title=Lehigh crushes Davidson |first=Sam, III |last=Fulwood |date=October 19, 1980 |page=6C |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56537261/1980-lehigh-davidson |accessdate=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news |title=Lehigh crushes Davidson |first=Sam III |last=Fulwood |date=October 19, 1980 |page=6C |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56537261/1980-lehigh-davidson |access-date=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 14–7
| score = 14–7
| attend = 750
| attend = 750
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109086704/davidson-rallies-spoils-hs-hopes-for-u/|work=Daily Press|title=Davidson rallies, spoils H–S hopes for upset victory|date=October 26, 1980|accessdate=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109086704/davidson-rallies-spoils-hs-hopes-for-u/|work=Daily Press|title=Davidson rallies, spoils H–S hopes for upset victory|date=October 26, 1980|access-date=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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| score = 33–20
| score = 33–20
| attend = 4,800
| attend = 4,800
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Davidson beats Guilford|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=November 2, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109086893/davidson-beats-guilford/|accessdate=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Davidson beats Guilford|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=November 2, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109086893/davidson-beats-guilford/|access-date=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| score = 7–21
| score = 7–21
| attend = 12,568
| attend = 12,568
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89818723/furman-tones-down-its-act-turns-back-da/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Furman tones down its act, turns back Davidson 21–7|date=November 9, 1980|accessdate=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89818723/furman-tones-down-its-act-turns-back-da/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Furman tones down its act, turns back Davidson 21–7|date=November 9, 1980|access-date=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| score = 13–31
| score = 13–31
| attend = 14,150
| attend = 14,150
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109087219/the-citadel-trounces-davidson/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=The Citadel trounces Davidson|date=November 16, 1980|accessdate=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109087219/the-citadel-trounces-davidson/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=The Citadel trounces Davidson|date=November 16, 1980|access-date=September 6, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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[[Category:Davidson Wildcats football seasons]]
[[Category:Davidson Wildcats football seasons]]
[[Category:1980 in sports in North Carolina|Davidson Wildcats football]]
[[Category:1980 in sports in North Carolina|Davidson Wildcats football]]



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Latest revision as of 03:59, 28 September 2024

1980 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (0–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
VMI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
East Tennessee State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ed Farrell, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Springfield*
W 42–145,900[1]
September 20at Lafayette*
L 20–272,500[2]
September 27at Southwestern (TN)*
W 56–31,000[3]
October 4Bucknell*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 21–134,300[4]
October 11at Boston University*
L 14–352,440[5]
October 18No. 3 Lehigh*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 14–496,500[6]
October 25at Hampden–Sydney*
W 14–7750[7]
November 1Guilford*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 33–204,800[8]
November 8at Furman
L 7–2112,568[9]
November 15at The Citadel
L 13–3114,150[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Questionable Davidson defense has the answers". The Charlotte Observer. September 14, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Davidson upset 27–20 by Lafayette". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1980. p. 4B. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davidson rips Southwestern". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Scott, David (October 5, 1980). "Davidson, Piercy recover in time". The Charlotte Observer. p. 4B. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson's drives derailed by Boston 35–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Fulwood, Sam III (October 19, 1980). "Lehigh crushes Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. p. 6C. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson rallies, spoils H–S hopes for upset victory". Daily Press. October 26, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson beats Guilford". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman tones down its act, turns back Davidson 21–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Citadel trounces Davidson". The Times and Democrat. November 16, 1980. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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