Davidson College
Butler
Football wraps up season with Butler on Senior Day
11/14/2018 9:40:00 AM | Football
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson plays it final game of the season Saturday when the Bulldogs of Butler visit Richardson Stadium. Kick off from Stephen B. Smith Field is slated for 1 p.m. with a Senior Day ceremony to honor the Class of 2019 at 12:45.
| WEEK 11 - DAVIDSON vs. BUTLER |
| Date | Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 | |
| Kickoff | 1 P.M. | |
| Location | Davidson, N.C. | |
| Stadium | Richardson Stadium | |
| Capacity | 6,000 | |
| Game Notes | Davidson | PFL | Butler | |
| #HashTag | #CatsAreWild #WE | |
| Live Stats | DavidsonWildcats.com | |
| Live Audio | DavidsonWildcats.com (WHIP 1350 AM, Continuum CH4) | |
| Live Video | DavidsonWildcats.com | |
| The Coach's Corner | Episode 11 | |
| Friday Features | Davidson Football: Uplifting Athletes | |
| Social Media | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook |
THE SERIES
Davidson trails the all-time series 5-6 dating back to the first meeting in 2003. The Wildcats won the first five meetings, while the Bulldogs have claimed the last six meetings. The two did not square off in 2017.
SENIOR DAY & YOUTH FOOTBALL DAY
What better way to honor our seniors then with free youth tickets! That's right, all children, eighth grade and under, that wear their youth jersey to the game will get into Richardson Stadium free of admission!
Also Davidson students, remember the drawing for the Carolina Panthers vs. Seattle Seahawks low-level tickets will be drawn at halftime!
LAST TIME OUT
Davidson (5-5, 2-5 PFL) reset the FCS rushing record for yards in a game with 789 in a 56-52 setback at 2018 PFL Champion San Diego. Sophomore Wesley Dugger rushed for a career-high 231 yards, putting him over 1,000 for the second consecutive season. Four Wildcats rushed for over 150 yards; Dugger (231), William Wicks (197), Tyler Phelps (153) and Keylan Brown (150), tying Jacksonville State's record set in 2013. The Wildcats smashed its own record of 685 rush yards set earlier in the season in the marathon 91-61 victory over Guilford. Davidson picked off two USD passes, one from Rayshawn McCall and another by Cade Vela, the first of his young career. McCall was a force in the secondary, breaking up a pair of passes in the first half. He leads the PFL with 14 passes defended.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Butler (4-6, 2-5 PFL) snapped a five-game losing streak last Saturday against Stetson, 28-23. The Bulldogs got off to an impressive start this season, downing nationally ranked No. 24 Youngstown State in the season opener, 23-21, but have been up-and-down since. Senior quarterback Wll Marty ranks fourth in the league with 237.2 passing yards per game and 17 touchdown passes thrown. Pace Temple has caught 7 Marty TDs, while Stephen Dennis has 5. Marty has rushed for the most scores on the squad (6). Junior linebacker Luke Sennett comes in second in the league with 96 total tackles, including a 17 tackle performance against Jacksonville earlier this month.
LAST TIME THEY MET
Davidson jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first half, but fell in the fourth, 20-17, back in 2016. Cam Cheuvront '18 and Nick Nolting each caught first frame touchdowns in the losing effort. Steven Spears '18 and Nate Casey '17 led the team with 6 stops apiece, including 2.0 tackles for loss from Casey.
IN THE NEWS
The "New Era" has started to draw national attention following a few FCS record-setting performances. Just this week the 'Cats were featured by USAToday.com! Read the full article here!
FRIDAY FEATURES
Fans can connect directly with the Davidson Football staff on Facebook (www.facebook.com/Davidson-Football), Twitter (@DavidsonFB) and Instagram (@DavidsonFootball). Head coach Scott Abell is on Twitter and can be found at @Scott_AbellFB.
LIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO
Play-by-play man Mark Plemmons joins color analyst Michael Fresina to provide live audio streams on its website, DavidsonWildcats.com, for all seven home games this season. All 11 games can be heard online at DavidsonWildcats.com. Fans can hear the Davidson Radio Network on their mobile device by visiting DavidsonWildcats.com or by downloading the TuneInRadioApp.
Jack Benjamin and Ben Rowell '18 team up to bring you the video stream to the seven home games on DavidsonWildcats.com.
THE COACH'S CORNERJack Benjamin hosts The Coach's Corner with Scott Abell every Monday powered by JJ Wade & Associates. Benjamin will discuss the previous week and meet with guests to give fans an inside look into the Wildcat football program.
