SENIOR DAY: 'Cats Conclude Home Slate Saturday against Morehead State

GAME 10 | NOV. 9, 2024 | 1:00 PM (ET) | DAVIDSON COLLEGE STADIUM (5,000) | DAVIDSON, N.C.

DAVIDSON WILDCATS
2024 Record: 5-4 (3-3 PFL)
2023 Record: 7-4 (6-2 PFL)
Head Coach: Scott Abell
Davidson Record (Yrs): 46-27 (7)
Career Record (Yrs): 85-51 (13)

MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES
2024 Record: 6-3 (4-1 PFL)
2023 Record: 4-7 (3-5 PFL)
Head Coach: Jason Woodman
Morehead State Record (Yrs): 6-3 (1)
Career Record (Yrs): 66-50 (11)

INSIDE THE SERIES
Meetings: 25
Series Record: Morehead State leads, 15-10
First Meeting: Morehead State Won, 40-0 (9/2/99)
Last Meeting: Morehead State Won, 47-17 (11/11/23)
Streak: Lost 1
In Davidson: 5-5
In Morehead: 5-10
Abell vs. Morehead State: 4-2

1ST AND 10

The Wildcats will wrap up their 2024 home slate Saturday afternoon when Morehead State visits Davidson College Stadium for a 1 p.m. kick off.
Prior to the contest, Davidson will honor its 2025 senior class, which will go down as one of the most successful (2 FCS Playoff, 1 PFL titl, 28 wins) in program history.
Coming off a setback at San Diego last weekend, the Wildcats enter 5-4 overall and 3-3 in Pioneer Football League action.
Dating back to the 2020 campaign, the 'Cats are 16-2 in PFL home games.
The Wildcats are 34-17 in PFL play under Head Coach Scott Abell, while capturing two regular season crowns and making three FCS Playoff appearances.
In Davidson's week 10 loss, junior running back Mari Adams became the fourth player in school historyto record multiple 1,000-yard seasons.
In addition to leading the league in every rushing category, Adams ranks among FCS National leaders in rushing yards (1,008 / 9th), rushing yards per game (112.0 / 8th), yards per carry (7.05 / 5th) and rushing touchdowns (13 / 4th).
Davidson, which has possessed the nation's top rushing offense five of the last six seasons, leads all of FCS in 2024 averaging 325.4 yards per game.
The Wildcats also rank among FCS national leaders in total offense (456.7 / 7th), scoring offense (37.8 / T-6th), passing efficiency (157.32 / 10th) and time of possession (34:17 / 3rd).

INSIDE THE SERIES

Saturday's meeting will be the 26th all-time between Davidson and Morehead State.
The Wildcats have won four of the last five, but trail the series, 15-10.
Prior to last season's 47-17 Morehead State victory, the previous three games (2020-22) were decided by a total of 12 points.

LAST TIME OUT | SAN DIEGO 40, DAVIDSON 13 -- NOV. 2, 2024 |SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

Davidson was unable to overcome a strong second quarter by San Diego as the Wildcats fell on the road last Saturday afternoon, 40-13, inside Torero Stadium.
Trailing 10-7 early in the second quarter, Davidson appeared to be putting together its second straight scoring drive before San Diego forced a fumble that was picked up by Jerry Riggins and returned 73 yards for a touchdown.
The 'Cats would never recover from the scoop and score as the Toreros put together a 30-point second quarter to take a 37-13 lead at the half.
Davidson's only scores in the game came on nine and 32-yard runs from Sam Valor and Luke Durkin, respectively.
Despite the loss, junior Mari Adams became just the fourth Wildcat in program history to go over 1,000 rushing yards in multiple seasons.
The Wildcats, who entered as the nation's top rushing team, finished the day with 228 yards on the ground, led by Valor's 77.
Ja'seem Reed, the PFL's top wide receiver led the Toreros with 14 catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns.

LAST MEETING | MOREHEAD STATE 47, DAVIDSON 17 -- NOV. 11, 2023 | MOREHEAD, KY.

Davidson suffered a 47-17 setback at Morehead State Saturday afternoon in Pioneer Football League action at Jayne Stadium.
After Adam Zouagui put Davidson up 3-0 with a 41-yard field goal late in the opening quarter, Morehead State responded with 26 second-quarter points to take a 26-3 lead with 2:48 left in the first half. During their game-changing stretch, the Eagles picked off two passes.
In all, Morehead State forced six interceptions on the day, turning them into 27 points.
Davidson cut the deficit to 26-10 just before the half when Kellyn West scored his first career touchdown off a six-yard grab from Coulter Cleland.
The Wildcats would add another score midway through the third on a Mari Adams' one-yard run to get within nine, 26-17.
Not long after Davidson got back into the contest, the Eagles closed the quarter with a pair of 25-yard touchdown passes to Ryan Upp, all but putting the game out of reach.
Despite the loss, Adams finished with 122 rushing yards on 15 carries for the 'Cats, who totaled 263 yards on the ground.
Julian Rawlins led Davidson's defense with six tackles, while Darryn Kindles finished with a sack, three tackles for a loss and a forced fumble.

UP NEXT

Davidson will enjoy a week 12 bye before concluding its 2024 season Nov. 23 at Valparaiso.

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