Davidson clinches playoff bid, beats Dayton 24-23 | |
DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) Coy Williams and Dylan Sparks each ran for 99 yards and Davidson beat Dayton 24-23 on Saturday to clinch the Pioneer League's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs. Tyreece White blocked Sam Webster's 40-yard field goal attempt with 5:03 remaining to help seal it for the Wildcats. Davidson (8-3, 6-2) and Dayton (8-3, 6-2) entered trailing St. Thomas (Minn.), which finished the league 8-0. It's just the second season for the Tommies at the Division I level and they're ineligible for the playoffs. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | D. Casciola | 757 | |||
| Passing TDs: | S. Hamm | 6 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Chisholm | 1059 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Chisholm | 13 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | L. Brenner | 276 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Chisholm | 4 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2022 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | at Robert Morris | W 22 - 20 | ||
| 9/10 | at Youngstown State | L 16 - 49 | ||
| 9/17 | vs. Kentucky State | W 46 - 3 | ||
| 10/1 | vs. Drake | W 27 - 14 | ||
| 10/8 | at Butler | L 0 - 31 | ||
| 10/15 | at Marist | W 24 - 7 | ||
| 10/22 | vs. Stetson | W 23 - 20 | ||
| 10/29 | vs. Valparaiso | W 31 - 24 | ||
| 11/5 | at Presbyterian | W 52 - 28 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. Morehead State | W 49 - 27 | ||
| 11/19 | at Davidson | L 23 - 24 | ||
| Pioneer League | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 8-0 | 10-1 | ||||||||||
| Davidson | 6-2 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| Dayton | 6-2 | 8-3 | ||||||||||
| Butler | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| San Diego | 4-3 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 4-4 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Marist | 4-4 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Drake | 3-5 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Stetson | 2-5 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1-7 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 0-8 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3646 (76) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1458 (114) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2188 (25) | ||||
| Points per game: | 28.5 (43) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 331.5 (81) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 36 (49) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 14 (22) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3745 (25) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2559 (72) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1186 (9) | ||||
| Points per game: | 22.5 (30) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 340.5 (28) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 31 (28) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 8 (29) | ||||
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