2000 Davidson Wildcats football team

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]

2000 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	10–0
Head coach	Joe Susan (1st season)
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	1:30 p.m.	Jacksonville	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 36–7	2,048	[3]
September 16	1:30 p.m.	at Sewanee	McGee Field Sewanee, TN	W 14–0	900[a]	[4]
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Emory and Henry	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 17–14	3,549	[5]
October 7		Morehead State	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 38–31 2OT	2,032	[6]
October 14		at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	W 27–13	3,377	[7]
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Randolph–Macon	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 20–12	4,123	[8]
October 28		at Hampden–Sydney	Hundley Stadium Hampden Sydney, VA	W 36–17	2,528	[9]
November 4		Centre	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 20–17	2,127	[10]
November 11		at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 22–7	1,600	[11]
November 18		Georgetown	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 41–17	4,200	[12][13]
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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. "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.