2017 Villanova Wildcats football | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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2017 record | 5–6 (3–5 CAA) |
Head coach | Mark Ferrante (1st season) |
Offensive coordinator | Sam Venuto (19th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Joe Trainer (1st season) |
Home stadium | Villanova Stadium (Capacity: 12,500) |
Seasons |
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[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Lehigh* | No. 10 |
| SE2 | W 38–35 | 5,816 |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Temple* | No. 6 |
| ESPN3 | L 13–16 | 35,117 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | No. 7 | ESPN3 | W 59–0 | 9,671 | |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany | No. 7 |
| ESPN3 | L 10–19 OT | 6,866 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Towson | No. 14 |
| TSN | W 24–9 | 5,017 |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Maine | No. 12 |
| CSL[1] | W 31–0 | 4,505 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison | No. 11 | CSL[1] | L 8–30 | 25,993 | |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Elon![]() | No. 13 |
| NNAA | L 14–19 | 5,451 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Richmond | No. 20 |
| NNAA | L 0–22 | 3,508 |
November 11 | 12:30 p.m. | at Rhode Island | CSL | L 6–20 | 2,877 | ||
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Delaware |
| NNAA | W 28–7 | 5,109 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries[]
at Lehigh[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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No. 10 Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
No. 17 Mountain Hawks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–5 | 2016 | W, 26–21 |
at Temple[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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No. 6 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
Owls | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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15–16–2 | 2012 | L, 10–41 |
Lafayette[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 7 Wildcats | 13 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 59 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–4 | 2016 | W, 31–14 |
at Albany[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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No. 7 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Great Danes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–0 | 2016 | W, 24–13 |
at Towson[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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No. 14 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
Tigers | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–5 | 2016 | W, 40–21 |
Maine[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 12 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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11–9 | 2016 | W, 26–7 |
at James Madison[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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No. 11 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
No. 1 Dukes | 3 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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11–14 | 2016 | L, 7–20 |
Elon[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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No. 10 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
No. 13 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0 | 2016 | W, 23–6 |
Richmond[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Spiders | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
No. 20 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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22–12 | 2016 | L, 0–23 |
at Rhode Island[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Rams | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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24–8 | 2016 | W, 35–0 |
Delaware[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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28–21–1 | 2016 | W, 41–10 |
Ranking movements[]
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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[]
- ↑ 1.0 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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