2018 Villanova Wildcats football team

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2018 Villanova Wildcats football
Villanova Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record5–6 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSam Venuto (20th season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Trainer (2nd season)
Home stadium Villanova Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Maine $^  7 1   10 4  
No. 9 James Madison ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 16 Stony Brook ^  5 3   7 5  
No. 20 Towson ^  5 3   7 5  
No. 24 Delaware ^  5 3   7 5  
No. 19 Elon ^  4 3   6 5  
Rhode Island  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  3 4   4 6  
New Hampshire  3 5   4 7  
Villanova  2 6   5 6  
Richmond  2 6   4 7  
Albany  1 7   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–6, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

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Preseason

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Wildcats were predicted to finish in sixth place. [1]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1James Madison241 (21)
2New Hampshire206 (2)
3Delaware182
4Stony Brook169
5Elon168 (1)
6Villanova164
7Richmond127
8Maine81
9Albany78
10Towson74
11William & Mary55
12Rhode Island39

Preseason All-CAA Team

The Wildcats had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team including quarterback Trevor Knight being selected as offensive player of the year.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.at Temple *No. 19 ESPNews W 19–1732,357
September 812:30 p.m.at Lehigh *No. 12 Stadium W 31–95,104
September 153:30 p.m. Towson No. 10 FCS/FSGO L 35–455,719
September 226:00 p.m. Bucknell *No. 15
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 49–79,341
September 296:00 p.m.at No. 18 Stony Brook No. 13FCS/FSGOL 27–297,720
October 63:30 p.m.at No. 25 Maine No. 19FCSL 10–136,894
October 131:00 p.m.No. 6 James Madison
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FCS/FSGOL 0–375,219
October 273:30 p.m. New Hampshire Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveL 0–343,919
November 33:00 p.m.at Richmond NBCS WA W 45–218,117
November 101:00 p.m. William & Mary
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FCS/FSGOL 17–244,105
November 1712:00 p.m.at No. 17 Delaware NBCS PHIL/SNY W 42–2118,752
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Game summaries

At Temple

1234Total
No. 19 Wildcats1300619
Owls377017

At Lehigh

1234Total
No. 12 Wildcats71311031
Mountain Hawks30069

Towson

1234Total
Tigers21147345
No. 10 Wildcats1477735

Bucknell

1234Total
Bison07007
No. 15 Wildcats28140749

At Stony Brook

1234Total
No. 13 Wildcats7140627
No. 18 Seawolves0617629

At Maine

1234Total
No. 19 Wildcats307010
No. 25 Black Bears037313

James Madison

1234Total
No. 6 Dukes61014737
Wildcats00000

New Hampshire

1234Total
UNH Wildcats10147334
Nova Wildcats00000

At Richmond

1234Total
Wildcats71318745
Spiders077721

William & Mary

1234Total
Tribe01410024
Wildcats0701017

At Delaware

1234Total
Wildcats14771442
No. 17 Fightin' Blue Hens7014021

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 1912101513–T19RV
Coaches 19111014141925RV

References

  1. Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. "2018 Villanova Football Schedule". Villanova. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2018.