2014 Villanova Wildcats football team
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.
2014 Villanova Wildcats football | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 5 |
FCS Coaches | No. 5 |
2014 record | 11–3 (7–1 CAA) |
Head coach | Andy Talley (30th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Sam Venuto (16th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Billy Crocker (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Villanova Stadium (Capacity: 12,000) |
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No. 3 New Hampshire $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Villanova ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:30 PM | at Syracuse* | No. 12 | ESPN3 | L 26–27 2OT | 41,189 | |
September 6 | 3:30 PM | No. 11 Fordham* | No. 10 | ASN | W 50–6 | 6,151 | |
September 20 | 12:30 PM | James Madison | No. 8 |
| CSN | W 49–31 | 10,781 |
September 27 | 3:00 PM | at Penn* | No. 6 | W 41–7 | 12,353 | ||
October 4 | 12:30 PM | at Maine | No. 6 | W 41–20 | 5,173 | ||
October 11 | 1:00 PM | Rhode Island | No. 6 |
| NNAA | W 44–21 | 3,611 |
October 18 | 3:30 PM | at No. 15 William & Mary | No. 5 | W 35–31 | 10,764 | ||
October 25 | 3:30 PM | Morgan State* | No. 5 |
| NNAA | W 48–28 | 7,821 |
November 1 | 12:30 PM | at No. 13 Richmond | No. 4 | CSN | L 9–10 | 7,902 | |
November 8 | 7:00 PM | Towson | No. 7 |
| W 42–14 | 4,529 | |
November 15 | 7:00 PM | Albany | No. 6 |
| ASN | W 48–31 | 4,541 |
November 22 | 12:00 PM | at Delaware | No. 6 | W 35–28 | 17,056 | ||
December 6 | 4:30 PM | No. 20 Liberty* | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 29–22 | 3,113 |
December 13 | 1:00 PM | No. 19 Sam Houston State* | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 2,333 |
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Game summaries
at Syracuse
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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#12 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
Orange | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Overall Record | Last Meeting | Result |
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1–2 | 1975 | L 17–24 |
Fordham
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#11 Rams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
#10 Wildcats | 7 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 50 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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20–5–1 | 2013 | L 24–27 |
James Madison
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
#8 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–12 | 2013 | L 21–31 |
at Penn
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#6 Wildcats | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
Quakers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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13–5 | 2013 | W 35–6 |
at Maine
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#6 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
Black Bears | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–9 | 2013 | L 35–37 |
Rhode Island
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
#6 Wildcats | 16 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 44 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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16–3 | 2013 | W 45–0 |
at William and Mary
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#5 Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Tribe | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–16–1 | 2013 | W 20–16 |
Morgan State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
#5 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 48 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First Meeting |
at Richmond
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#4 Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
Spiders | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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21–10 | 2012 | L 17–28 |
Towson
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
#7 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–3 | 2013 | W 45–35 |
Albany
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Great Danes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
#6 Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 48 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First Meeting |
at Delaware
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#6 Wildcats | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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25–21–1 | 2013 | W 35–34 |
FCS Playoffs
Liberty (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#20 Flames | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
#5 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–1 | 1994 | W 16–13 |
Sam Houston State (FCS Playoff Quarterfinal)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Bearkats | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
#5 Wildcats | 13 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First Meeting |
Ranking movements
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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 |
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