Wildcats Welcome Hatters to Town Saturday - Davidson College Athletics

GAME 10 | NOV. 7, 2026 | 1 PM (ET) | DAVIDSON COLLEGE STADIUM (5,000) | DAVIDSON, N.C. | ESPN+

DAVIDSON WILDCATS
2026 Record: 3-6 (1-4 PFL)
2025 Record: 2-10 (1-7 PFL)
Head Coach: Saj Thakkar
Davidson Record (Yrs): 5-16 (2)
Career Record (Yrs): 19-22 (4)

STETSON HATTERS
2026 Record: 1-8 (0-5 PFL)
2025 Record: 3-9 (2-6 PFL)
Head Coach: Mike Jasper
Stetson Record (Yrs): 4-17 (2)
Career Record (Yrs): 48-37 (8)

INSIDE THE SERIES
Meetings: 18
Series Record: Davidson leads, 10-7
First Meeting: Stetson Won (1912 Season)
Last Meeting: Stetson Won, 35-32 (10/4/25)
Streak: Lost 1
In Davidson: 4-4
In DeLand: 6-3
Thakkar vs. Stetson: 0-1

1ST AND 10

With just three games left in the 2026 campaign, Davidson returns home Saturday for a 1 p.m. kickoff against Stetson.
The Wildcats enter 3-6 overall and 1-4 in conference play following a 35-7 setback at league-leading St. Thomas last Saturday. Neither team scored in the second half.
Two of the 'Cats' three victories this season have come in overtime.
Davidson, which leads the all-time series against the Hatters, has won six of the last seven meetings.
Quarterback Casey Bullock ranks among PFL leaders in passing yards (1,930 / 5th), total yards (2,442 / 3rd) and total yards per game (271.3 / 3rd).
Davidson wide receiver AJ Adams ranks among PFL pass catchers in receptions (5th / 50) and receptions per game (6th / 5.6), while Jacary Lightsey is eighth in receptions (45), ninth in yards (557), third in receptions per game (6.4) and yards per game (79.6) despite missing two games.
Defensively, the 'Cats are led by sophomore Hudson Altenburg, who has a team-best 57 tackles and three pass breakups. Jarmal Gilmore leads the team in sacks (4.0) and tackles for loss (7.0).
As a team, Davidson ranks 25th nationally in time of possession.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Davidson and Stetson have met 17 times on the gridiron with the 'Cats leading the all-time series, 10-7.
The series between the Wildcats and Stetson dates all the way back to the 1912 season.
Despite last year's setback in DeLand, the Wildcats have won six of the last seven meetings with the Hatters.
In their last meeting on Field 76, the two teams combined for 118 points with Davidson winning 70-48 in 2024.
The two teams have split the eight prior meetings on Davidson's home field.

LAST MEETING | STETSON 35, DAVIDSON 32 -- OCT. 4, 2026 | DELAND, FLA.

Despite a career-high 155 yards receiving and three touchdowns from Ivan Hoyt, Davidson dropped its league opener at Stetson, 35-32, Oct. 4, 2025 from Spec Martin Stadium.
Stetson, which had a pair of 100-yard rushers, finished the day with 384 yards on the ground, averaging 8.0 yards per carry.
Chris Stephenson (135) and Cayden Betts (124) combined for 259 of the Hatters' rushing yards.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Wildcats retook the lead following another forced turnover, this time a pass breakup by Christian Lyons that ended up in the hands of Hunter Brooks.
On the ensuing possession, Coulter Cleland connected with Hoyt for 59 yards to give Davidson a 24-21 advantage with 9:09 to play.
Stetson responded with 14 unanswered points late in the fourth to all but put the game out of reach.
Hoyt, who had eight grabs and 103 yards after the catch on the afternoon, added a 58-yard touchdown grab with 39 seconds to play, giving him a league-best seven on the season.
In a first half that featured six lead changes, Stetson rushed for 174 yards while carrying a 21-17 lead into the break.
Capping the game's opening drive with a 38-yard Christos Tzoumakas field goal, Davidson later went back in front with a 1-yard run from Mason Sheron and a 13-yard touchdown reception from Hoyt.
Robert Lamar's second interception against the Hatters in as many years set up Sheron's score.
Hudson Altenburg led a Davidson defense that forced three turnovers with 11 tackles each.

UP NEXT

Davidson will play its final road contest of 2026 next weekend when the Wildcats travel to Dayton for a noon kickoff.

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Players Mentioned

AJ Adams

Hudson Altenburg

Hunter Brooks

Casey Bullock

Coulter Cleland

Jarmal Gilmore

Ivan Hoyt

Robert Lamar

Jacary Lightsey

Christian Lyons

Mason Sheron

Christos Tzoumakas

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