2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

Villanova Wildcats football
	2016 Villanova Wildcats football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 7–10 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 11
FCS Coaches	No. 13
2016 record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (32nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (18th season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (5th season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium; (Capacity: 12,500)
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

Template:2016 CAA football standings The 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 32nd-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 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated St. Francis (PA) in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State.^[1] The 2016 season is Talley's final season as the Wildcats' head coach.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:30 PM	at Pittsburgh*	No. 23	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 7–28	50,149
September 10	6:00 PM	Lehigh*	No. 22	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 26–21	6,419
September 17	3:30 PM	Towson	No. 21	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSN	W 40–21	9,025
September 24	6:00 PM	at Lafayette*	No. 19	Fisher Field Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	W 31–14	7,441
October 1	3:30 PM	at Elon	No. 17	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	NNAA	W 42–7	10,424
October 8	12:00 PM	Rhode Island	No. 14	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	ASN	W 35–0	4,105
October 15	3:30 PM	at No. 6 Richmond	No. 13	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 0–23	8,700
October 22	3:30 PM	No. 23 Albany	No. 16	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 24–13	5,109
November 5	12:00 PM	at Maine	No. 10	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	W 26–7	6,790
November 12	1:00 PM	No. 6 James Madison	No. 9	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	L 7–20	6,109
November 19	3:30 PM	at Delaware	No. 13	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CSN	W 41–10	15,987
November 26	2:00 PM	St. Francis (PA)*	No. 9	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 31–21	2,059
December 3	3:00 PM	at No. 7 South Dakota State*	No. 9	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 7–10	6,154
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries[]

at Pittsburgh[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#23 Wildcats	0	0	7	0	7
Panthers	0	14	7	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1998	L 41–48

Lehigh[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mountain Hawks	0	14	0	7	21
#22 Wildcats	6	0	14	6	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–5	2010	W 35–0

Towson[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Tigers	7	7	0	7	21
#21 Wildcats	7	19	0	14	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–5	2015	L 21–28

at Lafayette[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#19 Wildcats	7	10	14	0	31
Leopards	0	7	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	1920	L 0–34

at Elon[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#17 Wildcats	14	21	7	0	42
Phoenix	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Rhode Island[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
#14 Wildcats	21	7	7	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–3	2015	W 24–3

at Richmond[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#13 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Spiders	7	3	3	10	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–11	2015	W 21–20

Albany[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#23 Great Danes	0	0	0	13	13
#16 Wildcats	7	7	10	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	W 37–0

at Maine[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#10 Wildcats	0	10	9	7	26
Black Bears	0	0	7	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–9	2015	W 13–3

James Madison[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#6 Dukes	7	0	3	10	20
#9 Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–13	2015	L 29–38

at Delaware[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#13 Wildcats	7	20	7	7	41
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	0	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–21–1	2015	W 28–21

FCS Playoffs[]

First Round–Saint Francis (PA)[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Red Flash	7	0	0	14	21
#9 Wildcats	17	14	0	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Second Round–South Dakota State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#9 Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
#7 Jackrabbits	7	0	0	3	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	23	22	21	19	17	14	13	16	11	10	9	13	9	11
Coaches	22	19	18	15	14	12	11	17	13	12	11	15	11	13

References[]

↑ "Wildcats Announces 2016 Football Schedule". Villanova.com Official Athletic Site. February 23, 2016. http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/022316aaa.html. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

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[1] "Wildcats Announces 2016 Football Schedule". Villanova.com Official Athletic Site. February 23, 2016. http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/022316aaa.html. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

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