2009 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 2009 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. They were co-champions of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and advanced to the National Championship game where they defeated Montana, 23–21. It was Villanova's first national championship in football, marking them as the only team to have both an NCAA Division I Football and Men's Basketball championship (the FCS is the only official NCAA Division I Football Championship). They finished with a record of 14–1, 7–1 in CAA play.

2009 Villanova Wildcats football
NCAA Division I FCS national champion
CAA co-champion
Lambert Cup winner
ECAC Team of the Year
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
2009 record14–1 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSam Venuto (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Reardon (5th season)
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
(Capacity: 12,000)
2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
No. 7 New Hampshire x^  6 –2     10 –3  
Maine  4 –4     5 –6  
Hofstra  3 –5     5 –6  
UMass  3 –5     5 –6  
Northeastern  3 –5     3 –8  
Rhode Island  0 –8     1 –10  
South
No. 1 Villanova x+^  7 –1     14 –1  
No. 5 Richmond x+^  7 –1     11 –2  
No. 4 William & Mary ^  6 –2     11 –3  
Delaware  4 –4     6 –5  
James Madison  4 –4     6 –5  
Towson  1 –7     2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Temple*No. 5
W 27–2427,759
September 107:00 pmLehigh*No. 3
FCSW 38–178,811
September 197:00 pmPenn*No. 2
TCNW 14–314,876
September 263:30 pmNortheasternNo. 2
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, Pennsylvania
TCNW 56–711,119
October 33:30 pmNo. 5 William & MaryNo. 2
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, Pennsylvania
VersusW 28–178,217
October 1012:00 pmat No. 5 New HampshireNo. 2
L 24–2814,811
October 173:30 pmat No. 16 James MadisonNo. 6
TCNW 27–016,037
October 243:30 pmRhode IslandNo. 4
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, Pennsylvania
W 36–75,517
November 73:30 pmat No. 1 RichmondNo. 4
CSNW 21–2011,667
November 141:00 pmat TowsonNo. 2
W 49–75,339
November 213:30 pmat No. 25 DelawareNo. 2
TCNW 30–1212,073
November 2812:00 pmNo. 17 Holy Cross*No. 2
W 38–284,319
December 53:30 pmNo. 10 New Hampshire*No. 2
CSNW 46–72,661
December 118:00 pmNo. 6 William & Mary*No. 2
ESPN2W 14–134,171
December 188:00 pmvs. No. 1 Montana*No. 2
ESPN2W 23–2114,328

Roster
2009 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 71 Ben Ijalana Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References
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