1996 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1996 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Landis, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

1996 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Tim Landis (4th season)
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium

1996 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Buffalo			–						8	–	3
No. 15 Youngstown State			–						8	–	3
Saint Mary's			–						7	–	3
Western Kentucky			–						7	–	4
Davidson			–						6	–	4
Towson			–						6	–	4
Samford			–						6	–	5
Wofford			–						6	–	5
Cal Poly			–						5	–	6
Hofstra			–						5	–	6
Liberty			–						5	–	6
Southern Utah			–						4	–	7
Charleston Southern			–						2	–	8
Morehead State			–						2	–	8
Jacksonville State			–						1	–	9
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Maryville	Honaker Field Maryville, TN	W 24–14
September 21	at Sewanee	McGee Field Sewanee, TN	L 16–17
September 28	Emory and Henry	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 17–24	3,126
October 5	Guilford	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 13–10	2,319
October 12	Washington and Lee	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 23–12
October 19	at Methodist	Monarch Stadium Fayetteville, NC	L 13–42
October 26	Randolph–Macon	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 24–31	2,358
November 2	at Hampden–Sydney	Hundley Stadium Hampden Sydney, VA	W 24–21
November 9	Centre	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 42–21
November 16	at Bridgewater	Jopson Athletic Complex Bridgewater, VA	W 27–24
Homecoming