2009 Davidson Wildcats football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2009
| team = Davidson Wildcats
| image = Davdson Wildcats wordmark.svg
| sport = football
| image_size= 250
| conference = Pioneer Football League
| short_conf = PFL
| record = 3–7
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach= Tripp Merritt
| hc_year = 5th
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| stadium = Richardson Stadium
}}
{{2009 Pioneer Football League standings}}
The 2009 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Tripp Merritt and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth in the PFL.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
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| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at | {{cfb link|year=2009|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}
| September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | | Lenoir–Rhyne
| September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | | Campbell | Richardson Stadium | Davidson, NC | W 24-7 | 4,236 |
| October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at | Jacksonville | D. B. Milne Field | Jacksonville, FL | L 21-27 | 3,589 |
| October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2009|team=Morehead State Eagles|title=Morehead State}} | Richardson Stadium | Davidson, NC | W 16-10 | 2,412 |
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at | Dayton | Welcome Stadium | Dayton, OH | L 0-17 | 5,069 |
| October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2009|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}} | Richardson Stadium | Davidson, NC | L 16-21 | 4,174 |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at | {{cfb link|year=2009|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}} | Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl | Indianapolis, IN | L 7-14 | 2,568 |
| November 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at | {{cfb link|year=2009|team=San Diego Toreros|title=San Diego}} | Torero Stadium | San Diego, CA | W 34-27 | 1,843 |
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2009|team=Marist Red Foxes|title=Marist}} | Richardson Stadium | Davidson, NC | L 6-14 | 4,011 |
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{{cite web |url=https://davidsonwildcats.com/sports/football/schedule/2009 |title=2009 Football Schedule |website=davidsonwildcats.com |publisher=Davidson University |access-date=June 26, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/davidsonwildcats.com/documents/2009/9/6/2009%20FB%20Stats.pdf|title=2009 FB Stats|date=September 6, 2009|access-date=June 26, 2024}}
References
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