1970 Davidson Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1970
| team = Davidson Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 2–8
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Dave Fagg
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Richardson Stadium
}}
{{1970 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1970 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Fagg, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 14—5
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108452303/opportunist-davidson-tames-error-ridden/|work=Daily Press|title=Opportunist Davidson tames error-ridden Richmond, 14–5|date=September 27, 1970|accessdate=August 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Trinity (TX)
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 9—20
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108452617/trinity-stuns-davidson-by-scoring-209-t/|work=Express and News|title=Trinity stuns Davidson by scoring 20–9 triumph|date=October 4, 1970|accessdate=August 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 20—21
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70262390/1970-bucknell-davidson/ |title=Bisons rally to topple 'Cats, 21—20 |first=Dale |last=White |date=October 11, 1970 |page=1D |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|accessdate=August 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 24—31
| attend = 7,400
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108452938/paladins-eke-past-davidson/|work=Durham Morning Herald|title=Paladins eke past Davidson|date=October 18, 1970|accessdate=August 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1970|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Snyder Field
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| score = 13—35
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108453146/sizzling-wofford-lashes-davidson-nabs-1/|work=The State|title=Sizzling Wofford lashes Davidson, nabs 16th in row|date=October 25, 1970|accessdate=August 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 55–21
| attend = 2,400
| source = {{cite news|title=Davidson tops VMI, 55–21|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=November 1, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93939817/davidson-tops-vmi-5521/|accessdate=August 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 34—53
| attend = 4,500
| source = {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70270576/1970-lafayette-davidson/ |title=Leopards outscore defenseless Davidson, 53–34 |first=Dale |last=White |date=November 8, 1970 |page=2F |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |accessdate=August 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 28—29
| attend = 1,800
| source = {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108453560/indians-topple-davidson/ |title=Indians topple Davidson |date=November 15, 1970 |newspaper=Durham Morning Herald |accessdate=August 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 9–44
| attend = 15,250
| source = {{cite news|title=Citadel rips Davidson|newspaper=The News and Observer|date=November 22, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108453752/citadel-rips-davidson/|accessdate=August 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = l
| opponent = East Carolina
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 18–36
| attend = 2,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72514852/east-carolina-rolls-past-davidson/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=East Carolina rolls past Davidson, 36–18|date=November 29, 1970|accessdate=August 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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