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
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.