2020 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 2020 Villanova Wildcats football team will represent Villanova University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by fourth-year head coach Mark Ferrante and will play their home games at Villanova Stadium. They will compete as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2020 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2020 record0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coachMark Ferrante (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorChris Boden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorOla Adams (2nd season)
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
(Capacity: 12,500)
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Albany   –      –  
Delaware   –      –  
Elon   –      –  
James Madison   –      –  
Maine   –      –  
New Hampshire   –      –  
Rhode Island   –      –  
Richmond   –      –  
Stony Brook   –      –  
Towson   –      –  
Villanova   –      –  
William & Mary   –      –  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Colonial Athletic suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference is allowing the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wish to play in the fall.[1]

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

The Wildcats finished the 2019 season 9–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Southeastern Louisiana.

Schedule

Villanova had games scheduled against Lehigh (September 3) and Bucknell (September 12), but cancelled these games on July 13 due to the Patriot League's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19 at Wake Forest*
September 26 Rhode Island
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
October 3 at Albany
October 10 Towson
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
October 17 at Maine
October 24 James Madison
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
November 7 at Stony Brook
November 14 at Delaware
November 21 Elon
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA

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References
  1. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. "2020 Villanova Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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