2019 Villanova Wildcats football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 44–45 vs. Southeastern Louisiana | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 15 |
FCS Coaches | No. 15 |
Record | 9–4 (5–3 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Chris Boden (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ola Adams (1st season) |
Home stadium | Villanova Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Albany ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Villanova ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 9–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Southeastern Louisiana.
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Wildcats were predicted to finish in ninth place. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | James Madison | 238 (20) |
2 | Towson | 217 (3) |
3 | Maine | 201 (1) |
4 | Elon | 164 |
5 | Delaware | 162 |
6 | Stony Brook | 151 |
7 | New Hampshire | 109 |
8 | Rhode Island | 104 |
9 | Villanova | 84 |
10 | Richmond | 62 |
11 | William & Mary | 58 |
12 | Albany | 34 |
The Wildcats did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Colgate * | CBSSN | W 34–14 | 4,519 | ||||
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Lehigh * | No. 24 | FloSports | W 38–10 | 8,319 | |||
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bucknell * | No. 22 | Stadium | W 45–10 | 3,649 | |||
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Towson | No. 18 | FloSports | W 52–45OT | 8,811 | |||
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Maine | No. 8 |
| FloSports | W 33–17 | 10,071 | ||
October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 5 | FloSports | W 35–28 | 9,164 | |||
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison | No. 5 | FloSports | L 24–38 | 25,076 | |||
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Stony Brook | No. 5 |
| FloSports | L 35–36 | 7,720 | ||
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | No. 11 | FloSports | L 20–28 | 7,895 | |||
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Richmond | No. 18 |
| FloSports | W 35–28 | 4,151 | ||
November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU * | No. 13 |
| FloSport | W 35–7 | 3,051 | ||
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Delaware | No. 10 |
| FloSports | W 55–33 | 5,319 | ||
November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana * | No. 8 | ESPN3 | L 44–45 | 4,173 | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
No. 13 Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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Mountain Hawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
No. 24 Wildcats | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
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No. 22 Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
Bison | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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No. 18 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
No. 5 Tigers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
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No. 12 Black Bears | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
No. 8 Wildcats | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
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No. 5 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Tribe | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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No. 5 Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
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Seawolves | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
No. 5 Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
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No. 11 Nova Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
UNH Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
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Spiders | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
No. 18 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
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Sharks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 13 Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
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Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
No. 10 Wildcats | 20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
The Wildcats were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Southeastern Louisiana. [3]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 8 Wildcats | 10 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 44 |
Lions | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
STATS FCS | RV | 24 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
Coaches | — | RV | 23 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
The Villanova Wildcats are the athletic teams of Villanova University. They compete in the Big East for every sport; except football and rowing where they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association. On December 15, 2012, Villanova and the other six, non-FBS schools announced that they were departing the Big East for a new conference. This conference assumed the Big East name on July 1, 2013.
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