Davidson WildcatsHead coach

Homer Smith

71 Overall rating steady

Homer Smith has led Davidson since 1965, going 121-216-1 across 41 seasons with 32 bowl trips.

Record since 1965: 121-216-1
Seasons: 41
Bowl trips: 32

Coaching profile Updated weekly

Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme8

Defensive scheme13

Game planning11

Situational management3

Leadership & results

Comeback factor10

Underdog edge8

Recent form10

Win rate10

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Homer Smith's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

Davidson record by season

Homer Smith Davidson record by season since 1965
Season	Record	Result
2026	2-3	Partial record
2025	2-10	Partial record
2024	6-5	Partial record
2023	7-4	Partial record
2022	8-4	Partial record
2021	8-3	Partial record
2020	4-3	Partial record
2019	8-4	Partial record
2018	6-5	Partial record
2017	2-9	Partial record
2016	2-9	Partial record
2015	2-9	Partial record
2014	1-10	Partial record
2013	0-11	Partial record
2012	2-9	Partial record
2011	4-7	Partial record
2010	2-8	Partial record
2009	3-6	Partial record
2008	4-7	Partial record
2007	6-4	Partial record
2006	6-4	Partial record
2005	4-6	Partial record
2004	0-2	Partial record
2003	0-3	Partial record
1981	0-2	Partial record
1980	0-2	Partial record
1979	0-1	Partial record
1978	0-1	Partial record
1977	0-1	Partial record
1976	0-2	No bowl
1975	0-3	No bowl
1974	0-3	No bowl
1973	2-8	No bowl
1972	3-7-1	No bowl
1971	1-9	No bowl
1970	2-8	No bowl
1969	7-4	Lost Bowl game
1968	3-6	No bowl
1967	4-5	No bowl
1966	4-5	Partial record
1965	6-4	Partial record

Records with Davidson since 1965, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

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