2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

Villanova Wildcats football
	2019 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2019 record	0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Mark Ferrante (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Sean Devine (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ross Pennypacker (1st season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium; (Capacity: 12,500)
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

Template:2019 CAA football standings The 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team will represent Villanova University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by third-year head coach Mark Ferrante and play their home games at Villanova Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season[]

The Wildcats finished the 2018 season 5–6, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

Preseason[]

CAA poll[]

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Wildcats were predicted to finish in ninth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	238 (20)
2	Towson	217 (3)
3	Maine	201 (1)
4	Elon	164
5	Delaware	162
6	Stony Brook	151
7	New Hampshire	109
8	Rhode Island	104
9	Villanova	84
10	Richmond	62
11	William & Mary	58
12	Albany	34

Preseason All–CAA team[]

The Wildcats did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	CBSSN
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Maine	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA
October 12	1:30 p.m.	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, HH
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Richmond	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA
November 15	7:00 p.m.	LIU*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Delaware	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: ^[2]

Game summaries[]

at Colgate[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wildcats					0
No. 13 Raiders					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2008	W, 55–28

Lehigh[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mountain Hawks					0
Wildcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–5	2018	W, 31–9

at Bucknell[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wildcats					0
Bison					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–11–2	2018	W, 49–7

at Towson[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wildcats					0
Tigers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–7	2017	L, 35–45

Maine[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Black Bears					0
Wildcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10	2018	L, 10–13

at William & Mary[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wildcats					0
Tribe					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–17–1	2018	L, 17–24

at James Madison[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wildcats					0
Dukes					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–16	2018	L, 0–37

Stony Brook[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Seawolves					0
Wildcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2018	L, 27–29

at New Hampshire[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Nova Wildcats					0
UNH Wildcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–13	2018	L, 0–34

Richmond[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Spiders					0
Wildcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–13	2017	W, 45–21

LIU[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Sharks					0
Wildcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Delaware[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Fightin' Blue Hens					0
Wildcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–21–1	2018	W, 42–21

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	RV
Coaches

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. https://caasports.com/news/2019/7/22/james-madison-picked-to-capture-caa-football-championship-in-2019.aspx. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
↑ "2019 Villanova Football Schedule". https://villanova.com/schedule.aspx?path=football.

[caa_preseason-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. https://caasports.com/news/2019/7/22/james-madison-picked-to-capture-caa-football-championship-in-2019.aspx. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

[2] "2019 Villanova Football Schedule". https://villanova.com/schedule.aspx?path=football.

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