2025 Villanova Wildcats football team

2025 Villanova Wildcats football
2025 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	CAA Football
Ranking
STATS	No. 11
FCS Coaches	No. 12
Record	5–2 (4–1 CAA)
Head coach	Mark Ferrante (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Chris Boden (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ross Pennypacker (4th season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated October 21, 2025

2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Rhode Island	4	–	0	6	–	2
No. 10 Monmouth	3	–	0	6	–	1
No. 11 Villanova	4	–	1	5	–	2
William & Mary	3	–	1	4	–	3
Maine	2	–	1	3	–	4
Campbell	2	–	2	2	–	6
New Hampshire	2	–	2	4	–	4
Elon	2	–	2	4	–	4
Stony Brook	1	–	2	3	–	4
Towson	1	–	2	3	–	4
North Carolina A&T	1	–	2	1	–	6
Albany	0	–	3	1	–	6
Bryant	0	–	3	2	–	5
Hampton	0	–	4	2	–	6

As of October 21, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Villanova Wildcats football team represent Villanova University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats are led by ninth-year head coach Mark Ferrante and play their home games at Villanova Stadium located in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Colgate *	No. 13	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball	W 24–17	4,151
September 13	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 (FBS) Penn State *	No. 11	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	FS1	L 6–52	109,516
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Monmouth	No. 11	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloFootball	L 33–51	4,200
September 27	3:30 p.m.	William & Mary	No. 20	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball	W 31–24	6,493
October 4	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	No. 18	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloFootball	W 37–7	7,302
October 11	2:00 p.m.	at Elon	No. 18	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloFootball	W 29–21	7,126
October 18	1:00 p.m.	Hampton	No. 15	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball	W 56–14	2,111
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Albany	No. 11	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloFootball
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball
November 22	1:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart *		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Colgate

Colgate Raiders (0-1) at No. 13 Villanova Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	10	7	0	17
No. 13 Wildcats	7	7	10	0	24

at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 4,151
Referee: Bill McKeever
TV announcers (FloSports): Sam Kuperman (play-by-play), Steve Pinone (analyst) and Tessa Peloso (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

VILL – Isaiah Ragland 1-yard run (Jack Barnum kick), 3:33. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:24.

Second quarter

VILL – Pat McQuiade 28-yard run (Jack Barnum kick), 10:35. Wildcats 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:54.
COLG – Treyvhon Saunders 32-yard pass from Zach Osborne (Luke Vogeler kick), 7:21. Wildcats 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:14.
COLG – Luke Vogeler 23-yard field goal, 0:30. Wildcats 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:07.

Third quarter

VILL – Jack Barnum 39-yard field goal, 5:28. Wildcats 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:48.
COLG – Winston Moore 24-yard pass from Zach Osborne (Luke Vogeler kick), 2:25. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:03.
VILL – Lucas Kopecky 56-yard pass from Pat McQuaide (Jack Barnum kick), 0:52. Wildcats 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:33.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Statistics	COLG	VILL
First downs	17	18
Total yards	350	416
Rushes–yards	26–111	35–117
Passing yards	239	299
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–30–0	18–28–0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	26:56	33:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colgate	Passing	Zach Osborne	15/30, 239 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Danny Shaban	8 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Treyvhon Saunders	10 receptions, 137 yards, TD
Villanova	Passing	Pat McQuaide	18/28, 299 yards, TD
	Rushing	David Avit	15 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Luke Colella	5 receptions, 124 yards

at No. 2 (FBS) Penn State

No. 11 Villanova Wildcats (1-0) at No. 2 (FBS) Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
No. 2 (FBS) Nittany Lions	7	14	10	21	52

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA

Date: September 13
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
Game weather: Partly Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 109,516
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 4-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 8:48 (PSU 7–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Barker, 45-yard field goal, 14:22 (PSU 10–0)
PSU – Barker, 28-yard field goal, 6:39 (PSU 13–0)
PSU – Trebor Pena, 23-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Pena 2-point conversion pass from Allar, 0:32 (PSU 21–0)

Third quarter

PSU – Barker, 42-yard field goal, 10:02 (PSU 24–0)
PSU – Singleton, 3-yard TD run, Barker kick, 3:36 (PSU 31–0)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Kaytron Allen, 18-yard TD run, Barker kick, 10:43 (PSU 38–0)
PSU – Joey Schlaffer, 19-yard TD pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer, Barker kick, 7:05 (PSU 45–0)
PSU – Jahmir Joseph, 49-yard interception return for TD, Barker kick, 6:24 (PSU 52–0)
VU – Brandon Binkowski, 8-yard TD pass from Tanner Maddocks, no try, 0:00 (PSU 52–6)

Statistics	VILL	PSU
First downs	11	28
Total yards	179	465
Rushing yards	83	237
Passing yards	96	228
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–27–2	17–31–1
Time of possession	31:44	28:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Villanova	Passing	Tanner Maddocks	6/12, 69 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	David Avit	10 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Braden Reed	2 receptions, 41 yards
Penn State	Passing	Drew Allar	16/29, 209 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	10 carries, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Luke Reynolds	4 receptions, 73 yards

at No. 21 Monmouth

No. 11 Villanova Wildcats (1-1) vs. No. 21 Monmouth Hawks (2-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Wildcats	7	7	13	6	33
No. 21 Hawks	17	14	14	6	51

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

Date: September 20
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Game attendance: 4,200
Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
TV announcers (FloFootball): Eddy Occhipinti (play-by-play), Emory Hunt (analyst) and Brandon London (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(14:14) MONM – Josh Derry 75-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:46; Monmouth 7–0)
(11:00) VILL – Brandon Binkowski 10-yard pass from Pat McQuaide, Jack Barnum kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:08; 7-7)
(8:14) MONM – Hudson Diene 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:46; Monmouth 10-7)
(3:00) MONM – Makhi Green 72-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 3 plays, 97 yards, 1:29; Monmouth 17-7)

Second Quarter

(14:28) MONM – Tra Neal 40-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:54; Monmouth 24-7)
(1:57) MONM – Elijah Jennings 2-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:52; Monmouth 31–7)
(0:49) VILL – David Avit 2-yard run, Jack Barnum kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:00; Monmouth 31-14)

Third Quarter

(13:04) VILL – David Avit 19-yard run, Jack Barnum kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:50; Monmouth 31-21)
(10:48) MONM – Rodney Nelson 10-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:10; Monmouth 38-21)
(7:31) MONM – Josh Derry 16-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:14; Monmouth 45-21)
(3:09) VILL – David Avit 2-yard run, Two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:22; Monmouth 45-27)

Fourth Quarter

(10:38) MONM – Rodney Nelson 4-yard run, Hudson Fiene PAT failed (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:31; Monmouth 51-27)
(2:15) VILL – Antonio Johnson 30-yard pass from Pat McQuaide, Two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 1:39; Monmouth 51-33)

Statistics	VILL	MONM
First downs	27	34
Total yards	498	637
Rushing yards	165	240
Passing yards	333	397
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25-43-0	20-30-0
Time of possession	27:39	32:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Villanova	Passing	Pat McQuaide	25/43, 333 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	David Avit	18 carries, 135 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Luke Colella	9 receptions, 117 yards
Monmouth	Passing	Derek Robertson	20/30, 397 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Rodney Nelson	33 carries, 186 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josh Derry	8 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TD

William & Mary

William & Mary Tribe (2-2) vs. No. 20 Villanova Wildcats (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	10	0	7	24
No. 20 Wildcats	7	7	10	7	31

at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

Date: September 27
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
TV announcers (FloFootball): Ben Curtis (play-by-play), Steve Pinone (analyst) and Tessa Peloso (sideline)

Statistics	W&M	VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at New Hampshire

No. 18 Villanova Wildcats (2-2) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (3-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Villanova	7	17	0	13	37
New Hampshire	7	0	0	0	7

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

Date: October 4
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
TV: FloFootball

Statistics	VILL	UNH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Elon

No. 18 Villanova Wildcats (3-2) vs. Elon Phoenix (4-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Wildcats	0	3	14	12	29
Phoenix	7	7	0	7	21

at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC

Date: October 11
Game time: 2:00 PM EDT

Statistics	VILL	ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Hampton

Hampton Pirates (2-5) vs. No. 15 Villanova Wildcats (4-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	-	-	-	-	0
No. 15 Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

Date: October 18
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	HAMP	VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Albany

Albany Great Danes (1-6) vs. No. 11 Villanova Wildcats (5-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0
No. 11 Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

Date: October 25
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT

Statistics	ALB	VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Towson

Villanova Wildcats (0-0) vs. Towson Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	VILL	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stony Brook

Stony Brook Seawolves (0-0) vs. Villanova Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

Date: November 15
Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	STBK	VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-0) vs. Villanova Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

Date: November 22
Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	SHU	VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacred Heart	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	13	13	11	11	20	18	18	15	11
Coaches	13	12	11	12т	22	19	17	14	12

References

↑ "Patriot League Announces Villanova to Join League as Associate Member for Football in 2026" (Press release). Patriot League. June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
↑ "2025 Villanova Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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[1] "Patriot League Announces Villanova to Join League as Associate Member for Football in 2026" (Press release). Patriot League. June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

[2] "2025 Villanova Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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Contents

Schedule

Game summaries

Colgate

at No. 2 (FBS) Penn State

at No. 21 Monmouth

William & Mary

at New Hampshire

at Elon

Hampton

Albany

at Towson

Stony Brook

Sacred Heart

Ranking movements

References