2014 Villanova Wildcats football team

2014 Villanova Wildcats football

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals vs. Sam Houston State, L 31–34
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	#5
FCS Coaches	#5
2014 record	11–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (30th year)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (16th year)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (3rd year)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium (Capacity: 12,000)

2014 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 New Hampshire $^		8	–	0		12	–	2
#7 Villanova ^		7	–	1		11	–	3
#18 James Madison ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#16 Richmond ^		5	–	3		9	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4		7	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4		6	–	6
Maine		4	–	4		5	–	6
Stony Brook		4	–	4		5	–	7
Albany		3	–	5		7	–	5
Towson		2	–	6		4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7		1	–	11
Elon		0	–	8		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 30th-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 11–3, 7–1 in CAA play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Liberty in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 PM	at Syracuse*	#12	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN3	L 26–27 ^2OT	41,189
September 6	3:30 PM	#11 Fordham*	#10	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	ASN	W 50–6	6,151
September 20	12:30 PM	James Madison	#8	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	CSN	W 49–31	10,781
September 27	3:00 PM	at Penn*	#6	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA		W 41–7	12,353
October 4	12:30 PM	at Maine	#6	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		W 41–20	5,173
October 11	1:00 PM	Rhode Island	#6	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 44–21	3,611
October 18	3:30 PM	at #15 William & Mary	#5	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA		W 35–31	10,764
October 25	3:30 PM	Morgan State*	#5	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 48–28	7,821
November 1	12:30 PM	at #13 Richmond	#4	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	L 9–10	7,902
November 8	7:00 PM	Towson	#7	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		W 42–14	4,529
November 15	7:00 PM	Albany	#6	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	ASN	W 48–31	4,541
November 22	12:00 PM	at Delaware	#6	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)		W 35–28	17,056
December 6	4:30 PM	#20 Liberty*	#5	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 29–22	3,113
December 13	1:00 PM	#19 Sam Houston State*	#5	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	L 31–34	2,333
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game Notes

at Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#12 Wildcats	0	7	7	3	3	6	26
Orange	7	3	7	0	3	7	27

Overall Record	Last Meeting	Result
1–2	1975	SYR, 24–17

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Rams	3	0	3	0	6
#10 Wildcats	7	26	7	10	50

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–5–1	2013	FORD, 27–24

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	21	3	7	31
#8 Wildcats	7	7	14	21	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–12	2013	JMU, 31–21

at Penn

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Wildcats	21	20	0	0	41
Quakers	0	7	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–5	2013	NOVA, 35–6

at Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Wildcats	7	14	13	7	41
Black Bears	7	6	0	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–9	2013	ME, 37–35

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	21	21
#6 Wildcats	16	21	0	7	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–3	2013	NOVA, 45–0

at William and Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Wildcats	14	0	14	7	35
Tribe	7	14	3	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–16–1	2013	NOVA, 20–16

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	14	0	7	28
#5 Wildcats	14	7	27	0	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Wildcats	0	3	6	0	9
Spiders	0	0	10	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–10	2012	RICH, 28–17

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	7	0	14
#7 Wildcats	7	14	0	21	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–3	2013	NOVA, 45–35

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	3	7	14	31
#6 Wildcats	14	14	14	6	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Wildcats	13	7	7	8	35
Blue Hens	0	7	7	14	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–21–1	2013	NOVA, 35–34

FCS Playoffs

Liberty (FCS Playoffs Second Round)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Flames	10	9	3	0	22
#5 Wildcats	0	14	0	15	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	1994	NOVA, 16–13

Sam Houston State (FCS Playoff Quaterfinal)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Bearkats	7	10	7	10	34
#5 Wildcats	13	3	8	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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	13	Final
Sports Network	12	10	8	8	6	6	6	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5
Coaches	13	7	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5

References

Villanova Wildcats football

Venues	Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Talen Energy Stadium (alternate; 2011–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Delaware) Mayor's Cup (Temple)

Culture & lore	Will D. Cat "V for Villanova"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Chattanooga Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham Illinois State Indiana State Jacksonville State James Madison Liberty Montana Montana State Morgan State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Richmond Sacred Heart Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Villanova

Champion – North Dakota State

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