2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

American college football season

2019 Villanova Wildcats football

FCS Playoffs First Round, L 44–45 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 15
Record	9–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Mark Ferrante (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Boden (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ola Adams (1st season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	2
No. 18 Albany ^	6	–	2	9	–	5
No. 15 Villanova ^	5	–	3	9	–	4
New Hampshire	5	–	3	6	–	5
Towson	4	–	4	7	–	5
Maine	4	–	4	6	–	6
Elon	4	–	4	5	–	6
Richmond	4	–	4	5	–	7
Delaware	3	–	5	5	–	7
William & Mary	3	–	5	5	–	7
Stony Brook	2	–	6	5	–	7
Rhode Island	0	–	8	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the 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.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Wildcats were predicted to finish in ninth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	238 (20)
2	Towson	217 (3)
3	Maine	201 (1)
4	Elon	164
5	Delaware	162
6	Stony Brook	151
7	New Hampshire	109
8	Rhode Island	104
9	Villanova	84
10	Richmond	62
11	William & Mary	58
12	Albany	34

Preseason All–CAA team

The Wildcats did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Colgate*		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	CBSSN	W 34–14	4,519
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	No. 24	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	W 38–10	8,319
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Bucknell*	No. 22	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	W 45–10	3,649
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Towson	No. 18	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 52–45^OT	8,811
September 28	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 Maine	No. 8	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	W 33–17	10,071
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at William & Mary	No. 5	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 35–28	9,164
October 12	1:30 p.m.	at No. 2 James Madison	No. 5	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	FloSports	L 24–38	25,076
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook	No. 5	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 35–36	7,720
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	No. 11	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 20–28	7,895
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Richmond	No. 18	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	W 35–28	4,151
November 15	7:00 p.m.	LIU*	No. 13	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSport	W 35–7	3,051
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Delaware	No. 10	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	FloSports	W 55–33	5,319
November 30	3:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana*	No. 8	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 44–45	4,173
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[2]

Game summaries

At Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	27	0	7	34
No. 13 Raiders	0	0	7	7	14

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	NOVA	COLG
2	14:20	6	62	1:51	NOVA	Jalen Jackson 18-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick good	7	0
2	13:16				NOVA	Interception returned 27 yards for touchdown by Jaquan Amos, Drew Kresge kick good	14	0
2	2:07	8	91	4:26	NOVA	Changa Hodge 45-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick missed	20	0
2	0:12	6	61	0:43	NOVA	Andrew Perez 15-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick good	27	0
3	6:27	12	68	5:41	COLG	Nick Draught 10-yard touchdown reception from Grant Breneman, Chris Puzzi kick good	27	7
4	13:26	8	77	3:05	COLG	Grant Breneman 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Puzzi kick good	27	14
4	8:41	10	78	4:40	NOVA	Daniel Smith 9-yard touchdown run, Drew Kresge kick good	34	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							34	14

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	3	7	0	10
No. 24 Wildcats	0	17	14	7	38

At Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Wildcats	14	14	14	3	45
Bison	0	0	3	7	10

At Towson

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 18 Wildcats	14	7	14	10	7	52
No. 5 Tigers	7	21	0	17	0	45

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Black Bears	0	3	7	7	17
No. 8 Wildcats	16	14	0	3	33

At William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Wildcats	14	7	0	14	35
Tribe	7	7	7	7	28

At James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Wildcats	0	10	14	0	24
No. 2 Dukes	7	10	0	21	38

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	7	3	10	16	36
No. 5 Wildcats	7	21	0	7	35

At New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Nova Wildcats	7	13	0	0	20
UNH Wildcats	7	0	14	7	28

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	14	14	0	0	28
No. 18 Wildcats	14	7	0	14	35

LIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	0	7	0	0	7
No. 13 Wildcats	14	14	7	0	35

Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	10	0	16	33
No. 10 Wildcats	20	14	14	7	55

FCS Playoffs

The Wildcats were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Southeastern Louisiana.^[3]

At Southeastern Louisiana–First Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Wildcats	10	21	0	13	44
Lions	7	7	17	14	45

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	RV	24	22	18	8	5	5	7	5	11	18	13	10	8	15
Coaches	—	RV	23	18	13	8	7	7	6	11	19	16	14	10	15

References

^ ^a ^b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
^ "2019 Villanova Football Schedule". Villanova. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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