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The 2015 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 31st-year head coach Andy Talley and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:30 PM | at UConn* | No. 4 | | SNY/ESPN3 | L 15–20 | 26,113 |
September 12 | 6:00 PM | at No. 16 Fordham* | No. 6 | | PLL | W 14–7 | 6,586 |
September 19 | 12:00 PM | Delaware | No. 6 | | CSN | W 28–21 | 11,779 |
September 24 | 7:00 PM | Penn* | No. 5 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| NNAA | L 13–24 | 5,727 |
October 10 | 12:00 PM | William & Mary | No. 14 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| CSN | L 16–38 | 5,809 |
October 17 | 3:30 PM | at Albany | No. 25 | | ASN | W 37–0 | 8,500 |
October 24 | 7:00 PM | at Towson | No. 23 | - Johnny Unitas Stadium
- Towson, MD
| ASN | L 21–28 | 7,387 |
October 31 | 7:30 PM | Maine | | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| NBCSN | W 13–3 | 4,309 |
November 7 | 12:30 PM | at Rhode Island | | | | W 24–3 | 6,122 |
November 14 | 3:30 PM | No. 9 Richmond | | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| NNAA | W 21–20 | 6,211 |
November 21 | 12:00 PM | at No. 12 James Madison | | | CSN | L 29–38 | 17,028 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries[]
at UConn[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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#4 Wildcats
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0
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9
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0
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6
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15
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Huskies
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6
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0
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7
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7
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20
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See also: 2015 UConn Huskies football team
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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7–4
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1999
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W 48–45
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at Fordham[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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#6 Wildcats
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7
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7
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0
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0
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14
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#16 Rams
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0
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7
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0
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0
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7
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Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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21–5–3
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2014
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W 50–6
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Delaware[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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Fightin' Blue Hens
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10
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3
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0
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8
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21
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#6 Wildcats
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7
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7
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0
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14
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28
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Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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26–21–1
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2014
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W 35–28
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Penn[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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Quakers
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7
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7
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3
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7
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24
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#5 Wildcats
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0
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0
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7
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6
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13
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Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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14–5
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2014
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W 41–7
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William & Mary[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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Tribe
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3
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28
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0
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7
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38
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#14 Wildcats
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10
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0
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0
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6
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16
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See also: 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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15–16–1
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2014
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W 35–31
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at Albany[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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#25 Wildcats
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10
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0
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14
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13
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37
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Great Danes
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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See also: 2015 Albany Great Danes football team
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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1–0
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2014
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W 48–31
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at Towson[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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#23 Wildcats
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0
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7
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7
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7
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21
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Tigers
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12
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0
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6
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10
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28
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See also: 2015 Towson Tigers football team
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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7–4
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2014
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W 42–14
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Maine[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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Black Bears
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3
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Wildcats
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6
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0
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0
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7
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13
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See also: 2015 Maine Black Bears football team
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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9–9
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2014
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W 41–20
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at Rhode Island[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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Wildcats
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7
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0
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7
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10
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24
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Rams
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3
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See also: 2015 Rhode Island Rams football team
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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17–3
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2014
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W 44–21
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Richmond[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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#9 Spiders
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0
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7
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7
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6
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20
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Wildcats
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0
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7
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7
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7
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21
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Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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21–11
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2014
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L 9–10
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at James Madison[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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Wildcats
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7
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0
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7
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15
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29
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#12 Dukes
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14
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7
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3
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14
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38
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See also: 2015 James Madison Dukes football team
Overall record
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Last meeting
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Result
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11–12
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2014
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W 49–31
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Ranking movements[]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week
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Poll
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Pre
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Final
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STATS FCS
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4
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6 (6)
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6 (4)
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5 (4)
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14
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14
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25
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23
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RV
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RV
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RV
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RV
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RV
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Coaches
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3
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2–T
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3
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4
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17
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16
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24–T
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22
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RV
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RV
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RV
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RV
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NR
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References[]
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