Davidson College
Livingstone
Wildcat Football Gameday Central - Livingstone
9/14/2016 10:09:00 AM | Football
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- The Wildcats open the home portion of their schedule Saturday, Sept. 17 when they host the Blue Bears of Livingstone College for a non-conference clash. The Red Out Richardson game is slated to kickoff at 7 p.m.
| WEEK THREE - DAVIDSON vs. LIVINGSTONE |
| Date | Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 |
| Kickoff | 7:00 P.M. |
| Location | Davidson, N.C. |
| Stadium | Richardson Stadium |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Watch | DavidsonWildcats.com |
| Game Notes | Davidson | PFL |
| #HashTag | #DAVvsLC |
| Live Stats | DavidsonWildcats.com |
| Live Audio | DavidsonWildcats.com (WHIP 1350 AM, MI-Connection CH4) |
| Coach's Show | Week 3 |
| Player Spotlight | Alex Behrend | Chase Davis |
| Social Media | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook |
THE GAME
Davidson returns to Richardson Stadium for the first time this season to host the final non-conference clash of the 2016 campaign. The 'Cats look to open the season 2-1 for the first time since 2011.
THE SERIES
Saturday's matchup marks the first time the Wildcats and Blue Bears have met all-time.
LAST TIME OUT | Box Score (PDF)
The Wildcats knocked off Kentucky Wesleyan for the second consecutive season, picking up a road win at Steele Stadium last Saturday, 35-21. Davidson jumped out to a 28-0 lead in the second quarter behind scoring scampers from Giftson Bornelus and Keylan Brown and big touchdown receptions from Cam Cheuvront and William Wicks. Freshman quarterback Stockton McGuire rushed for his first career touchdown in the second half to cap a five touchdown days for the 'Cats.
#TRENDINGNOW
Freshman running back Keylan Brown earned STATS FCS National honorable mention recognition for his efforts at Kentucky Wesleyan last Saturday. Brown rattled off 95 yards off 18 carries and a touchdown, the first of his young collegiate career.
'CATS IN THE NEWS
Starting with a big road win at Kentucky Wesleyan last Saturday, it has been quite a week for the Wildcats. Brown was recognized by STATS on Monday followed by senior Ryan Leak's feature piece in the Lake Norman Citizen on Wednesday. Fellow senior Nate Casey wrapped it all up with a surprise trophy presentation, awarding him a spot on the 2016 Allstate/AFCA Good Works team on Thursday afternoon.
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Davidson Football radio play-by-play man Mark Plemmons sat down with Wildcat seniors Alex Behrend and Chase Darnell for a quick interview earlier this week! Click here for Behrend! Click here for Davis!
ROWELL LANDS ON FOOTBALLGAMEPLAN.COM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Junior Ben Rowell earned a nod on the FBGP.com Preseason All-America third team as a specialist. Rowell returned 17 kicks last season for an average of 28.4 yards per return. He was named to the All-PFL second team last season as a specialist.
MUELLER NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-PFL TEAM
For the first time in PFL history, the league named long snappers to the Preseason All-League team with Davidson junior Conrad Mueller making the grade. Mueller, along with Butler's Connor Aranas, were honored with this distinction back in July's release.
NEW ADDITIONS TO THE STAFF
Head Coach Paul Nichols was busy in the offseason revamping the Wildcat coaching staff, bringing in seven new members to the team. Assistant Head and Defensive Line Coach Ray McCartney (Guilford, '80) returns to North Carolina after spending two seasons at Army West Point. Prior to his tenure with the Black Knights, McCartney roamed the sidelines at Wake Forest for 13 seasons as defensive line coach, helping lead the Demon Deacons to five bowl games. Vinny Marino (Connecticut, '92) enters his first season as Offensive Coordinator after spending two seasons as Assistant Director of Player Personnel at Boston College. Also joining the staff; Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach Mario Price (Baylor, '07), Offensive Line Coach Matt Applebaum (Connecticut, '07), Safeties Coach Justin Hood (Ashland, 08), Cornerbacks Coach Sean Fisher (Mount Union, '08) and Tight Ends Coach Phil Trautwein (Florida, '07). Trautwein spent time with Marino as a graduate assistant with the Eagles.
Fans can connect directly with the Davidson Football staff on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DavidsonFootball), Twitter (@DCFootball_Cats) and Instagram (@DCFootball_Cats). Head coach Paul Nichols is on Twitter and can be found at @coach_nichols.
LIVE VIDEO AND AUDIO
Davidson will provide live video and audio streams on its website, DavidsonWildcats.com, for all five home games this season. Play-by-play man Mark Plemmons will be joined by Michael Fresina on the home calls all season long! All 12 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 TuneIn Radio App.
DAVIDSON FOOTBALL COACH'S SHOW
Play-by-play man Mark Plemmons is back to host the 2016 addition of the Davidson Football Coach's Show presented by JJ Wade & Associates. The Coach's Show will be released every Monday and feature Coach Nichols take on everything Davidson football from the previous week's contest to the upcoming clash.
Individual game and season tickets are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased online at DavidsonWildcats.com or over the phone and in person.
For the latest on Davidson football, be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
