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For the longest time Davidison participated in DIII football (member of the ODAC) and DI for all other sports because they didn't want to offer athletic scholarships in football. Then in 1991 the NCAA DI decided schools could no longer do that because it gave the DI schools an unfair competitive advantage. Maybe not always on the grid iron, but in terms of the facilities they can provide recruits. Hence why the bylaws were changed so schools were forced to compete at the DI level in football and basketball in order to remain a DI member. It also led to formation of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) conference in DI-FCS. As of today, the Ivy League and PFL are the only DI conferences to not offer athletic scholarships in football.

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Posted: 02/29/2020 at 3:43PM


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  So what is the deal with Duke? -- Pylons 02/28/2020 05:39AM
  Scholarships were dropped in 1994-1995 -- kwa2017 02/28/2020 11:53AM
  Duke - scholarships through grants -- NCHokieDad1 02/28/2020 09:11AM
  Which every school does -- Pylons 02/28/2020 09:17AM
  Yes -- Hokiefan94 02/28/2020 07:22AM
  Why in the world would they field a team w/o scholarships? -- Pylons 02/28/2020 08:13AM
  Maybe Duke views themselves as an "Ivy League" school -- VTHokie2000 02/28/2020 12:42PM
  Probably a Title 9 math issue ** -- UpperQuad 02/28/2020 11:08AM
  That’s the way they’ve always done it -- Nafeikoh 02/28/2020 08:27AM
  It is not the smallest D1 FBS school by a mile -- Pylons 02/28/2020 08:35AM
  Davidson only has 2000 students. Bucknell only has about 3500 ** -- UpperQuad 02/28/2020 11:07AM
  Davidson and Bucknell are not considered DI-FBS schools though ** -- VTHokie2000 02/28/2020 12:41PM
  Davidson -- Colby121 02/29/2020 3:03PM
  Yes, I know -- VTHokie2000 02/29/2020 3:43PM
  Wake is smaller than Duke -- UpperQuad 02/28/2020 1:01PM
  You are correct that Wake is smaller than Duke so I was not -- VTHokie2000 02/28/2020 1:11PM
  I’m going to refer to myself from now on as “the poster” -- Nafeikoh 02/28/2020 1:53PM
  Duke has money ** -- texashokie1 02/28/2020 2:27PM
  That is 1 possible explanation, but don't assume it is the only explanation -- VTHokie2000 02/28/2020 2:15PM
  If they are offering scholarships in only football and basketball, -- Pylons 03/01/2020 07:05AM
  The ACC requires all members to offer athletic scholarships for all sports -- VTHokie2000 03/01/2020 2:16PM
  If that's an ACC requirement, why -- Pylons 03/01/2020 5:14PM
  I am not as familiar with the ACC's bylaws, so the ACC may -- VTHokie2000 03/01/2020 6:17PM
  Perhaps stop stating contradictory ideas both as fact with a thread then ** -- Pylons 03/02/2020 09:14AM
  I do know what it says in the NCAA DI 2019-20 Manual -- VTHokie2000 03/02/2020 11:38AM
  "The ACC requires" ** -- Pylons 03/02/2020 11:40AM
  You missed the "may" in front of requires -- VTHokie2000 03/02/2020 11:42AM
  No wrestling scholarships? That will make it hard to field a quality team -- EDGEMAN 02/28/2020 07:21AM
  I think a high percent of Duke students get aid ** -- Jeffrey4VT 02/28/2020 08:13AM
  I'm quite sure they do -- Pylons 02/28/2020 08:39AM
  That's been stated, but I find it hard to believe...is it true? ** -- Pylons 02/28/2020 08:11AM

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