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2017 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2017 record5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coachMark Ferrante (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorSam Venuto (19th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Trainer (1st season)
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
(Capacity: 12,500)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →

Template:2017 CAA football standings The 2017 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 p.m.at No. 17 Lehigh*No. 10
SE2W 38–355,816
September 93:30 p.m.at Temple*No. 6ESPN3L 13–1635,117
September 166:00 p.m.Lafayette*No. 7ESPN3W 59–09,671
September 237:00 p.m.at AlbanyNo. 7
ESPN3L 10–19 OT6,866
September 306:00 p.m.at TowsonNo. 14
  • Johnny Unitas Stadium
  • Towson, MD
TSNW 24–95,017
October 71:00 p.m.MaineNo. 12
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
CSL[1]W 31–04,505
October 143:30 p.m.at No. 1 James MadisonNo. 11CSL[1]L 8–3025,993
October 283:30 p.m.No. 10 ElondaggerNo. 13
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
NNAAL 14–195,451
November 41:00 p.m.RichmondNo. 20
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
NNAAL 0–223,508
November 1112:30 p.m.at Rhode IslandCSLL 6–202,877
November 181:00 p.m.Delaware
NNAAW 28–75,109

Game summaries[]

at Lehigh[]

1 2 3 4 OT
No. 10 Wildcats 7 21 7 3 38
No. 17 Mountain Hawks 7 7 14 7 35




Overall record Last meeting Result
8–5 2016 W, 26–21


at Temple[]

1 2 3 4 OT
No. 6 Wildcats 0 0 3 10 13
Owls 3 7 3 3 16



Overall record Last meeting Result
15–16–2 2012 L, 10–41


Lafayette[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Leopards 0 0 0 0 0
No. 7 Wildcats 13 36 7 3 59




Overall record Last meeting Result
1–4 2016 W, 31–14


at Albany[]

1 2 3 4 OT
No. 7 Wildcats 0 0 0 10 10
Great Danes 0 3 0 7 19



Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2016 W, 24–13


at Towson[]

1 2 3 4 OT
No. 14 Wildcats 7 0 3 14 24
Tigers 0 6 4 0 10




Overall record Last meeting Result
8–5 2016 W, 40–21

Maine[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Black Bears 0 0 0 0 0
No. 12 Wildcats 7 14 7 3 31




Overall record Last meeting Result
11–9 2016 W, 26–7


at James Madison[]

1 2 3 4 OT
No. 11 Wildcats 0 0 0 8 8
No. 1 Dukes 3 10 3 14 30




Overall record Last meeting Result
11–14 2016 L, 7–20

Elon[]

1 2 3 4 OT
No. 10 Phoenix 0 7 3 9 19
No. 13 Wildcats 7 0 7 0 14




Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2016 W, 23–6


Richmond[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Spiders 3 5 14 0 22
No. 20 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0




Overall record Last meeting Result
22–12 2016 L, 0–23


at Rhode Island[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Wildcats 3 0 3 0 6
Rams 3 7 10 0 20




Overall record Last meeting Result
24–8 2016 W, 35–0

Delaware[]

1 2 3 4 OT
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 0 7 7
Wildcats 14 0 14 0 28




Overall record Last meeting Result
28–21–1 2016 W, 41–10


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 10 6 7 7 14 12 11 15 13 20 RV NR NR NR 
Coaches 9 8 8 8 17 15 14 16 15 20 RV NR NR NR


References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. http://www.caasports.com/news/2017/8/18/football-caa-partners-with-cbs-sports-digital.aspx. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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