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.
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FCS Championship Game, W 23–21 vs. Montana | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 1 |
FCS Coaches | No. 1 |
2009 record | 14–1 (7–1 CAA) |
Head coach | Andy Talley (25th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Sam Venuto (11th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mark Reardon (5th season) |
Home stadium | Villanova Stadium (Capacity: 12,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 PM | at Temple* | No. 5 | W 27–24 | 27,759 | ||
September 10 | 7:00 PM | Lehigh* | No. 3 | FCS | W 38–17 | 8,811 | |
September 19 | 7:00 PM | Penn* | No. 2 |
| TCN | W 14–3 | 14,876 |
September 26 | 3:30 PM | Northeastern | No. 2 |
| TCN | W 56–7 | 11,119 |
October 3 | 3:30 PM | No. 5 William & Mary | No. 2 |
| Versus | W 28–17 | 8,217 |
October 10 | 12:00 PM | at No. 5 New Hampshire | No. 2 |
| L 24–28 | 14,811 | |
October 17 | 3:30 PM | at No. 16 James Madison | No. 6 |
| TCN | W 27–0 | 16,037 |
October 24 | 3:30 PM | Rhode Island![]() | No. 4 |
| W 36–7 | 5,517 | |
November 7 | 3:30 PM | at No. 1 Richmond | No. 4 | CSN | W 21–20 | 11,667 | |
November 14 | 1:00 PM | at Towson | No. 2 | W 49–7 | 5,339 | ||
November 21 | 3:30 PM | at No. 25 Delaware | No. 2 |
| TCN | W 30–12 | 12,073 |
November 28 | 12:00 PM | No. 17 Holy Cross* | No. 2 |
| W 38–28 | 4,319 | |
December 5 | 3:30 PM | No. 10 New Hampshire* | No. 2 |
| CSN | W 46–7 | 2,661 |
December 11 | 8:00 PM | No. 6 William & Mary* | No. 2 |
| ESPN2 | W 14–13 | 4,171 |
December 18 | 8:00 PM | vs. No. 1 Montana* | No. 2 | ESPN2 | W 23–21 | 14,328 | |
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Roster
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