CFB
Model

Davidson

Pioneer · 11 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

2.0 projected wins
Field
<1%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
0%
Semis
0%
Final
0%
Title
0%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in <1% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 5 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
1vs#204ElonL0–38
3vs#263VMIW27–24
4vs#252DrakeL32–51
5at#243San DiegoL14–63
6at#261PresbyterianL21–38
7vs#265Morehead StateWin chance 43% · Margin -2.8—
9at#214St. Thomas (MN)Win chance 2% · Margin -33.4—
10vs#264StetsonWin chance 56% · Margin 2.5—
11at#210DaytonWin chance 4% · Margin -29.9—
12vs#229MaristWin chance 11% · Margin -20.2—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 65.2 · Offense 64.2 · Defense 66.2

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 60.2

#109 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 61.2

#123 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 71.2

#37 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 60.0

#95 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 62.9

#81 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 63.9

#122 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 70.4

#71 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 65.6

#121 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • WRJacary Lightsey77.1
  • WRAJ Adams68.4
  • WRAndrew Frazier68.1
  • OLParker Nichols67.3
  • KNash Pippin67.2
  • RBWill Jones64.9
  • OLAlex Jones64.1
  • OLLiam Turner63.7

defense · overall grade

  • LBJalen Gist72.4
  • LBRodney Unnasch69.5
  • LBDaniel Fernandez69.2
  • DBAydan Cannon67.7
  • DBShay Ragland66.9
  • DLJarmal Gilmore66.6
  • DBJustin Caudle65.8
  • DBBrice Baker64.0

Past seasons

Year by year
-17.5 points since 2022
01325385029.3202231.4202328.7202411.82025
2022 29.32023 31.42024 28.72025 11.8

2025

1-10
D-I rank
#263
Rating
11.8

2024

4-5
D-I rank
#233
Rating
28.7

2023

6-3
D-I rank
#218
Rating
31.4

2022

6-4
D-I rank
#226
Rating
29.3