2016 Villanova Wildcats football team
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.
| 2016 Villanova Wildcats football | |
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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) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Sam Venuto (18th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Billy Crocker (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Villanova Stadium (Capacity: 12,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Villanova ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 New Hampshire ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Richmond ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 1:30 pm | at Pittsburgh* | No. 23 | ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 50,149 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Lehigh* | No. 22 | NNAA | W 26–21 | 6,419 | |
| September 17 | 3:30 pm | Towson | No. 21 |
| CSN | W 40–21 | 9,025 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | at Lafayette* | No. 19 | WBPH-TV | W 31–14 | 7,441 | |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | at Elon | No. 17 | NNAA | W 42–7 | 10,424 | |
| October 8 | 12:00 pm | Rhode Island | No. 14 |
| ASN | W 35–0 | 4,105 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | at No. 6 Richmond | No. 13 | CSN | L 0–23 | 8,700 | |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | No. 23 Albany | No. 16 |
| NNAA | W 24–13 | 5,109 |
| November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Maine | No. 10 | FCS | W 26–7 | 6,790 | |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | No. 6 James Madison | No. 9 |
| NNAA | L 7–20 | 6,109 |
| November 19 | 3:30 pm | at Delaware | No. 13 | CSN | W 41–10 | 15,987 | |
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | St. Francis (PA)* | No. 9 |
| ESPN3 | W 31–21 | 2,059 |
| December 3 | 3:00 pm | at No. 7 South Dakota State* | No. 9 | ESPN3 | L 7–10 | 6,154 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #23 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| #22 Wildcats | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 26 |
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| #21 Wildcats | 7 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 40 |
at Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #19 Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Leopards | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #17 Wildcats | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #14 Wildcats | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #13 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #6 Spiders | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #23 Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| #16 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #10 Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #6 Dukes | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| #9 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #13 Wildcats | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Flash | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| #9 Wildcats | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Second Round–South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #9 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #7 Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Ranking movements
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| 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. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
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