2021 Villanova Wildcats football team

American college football season

2021 Villanova Wildcats football

CAA co-champion
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 21–35 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 8
FCS Coaches	No. 8
Record	10–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Mark Ferrante (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Boden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ola Adams (3rd season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 James Madison +^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 8 Villanova +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
Elon	5	–	3	6	–	5
Rhode Island	4	–	4	7	–	4
Maine	4	–	4	6	–	5
Richmond	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	6	–	5
Stony Brook	4	–	4	5	–	6
Delaware	3	–	5	5	–	6
Towson	3	–	5	4	–	7
New Hampshire	2	–	6	3	–	8
Albany	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	at Lehigh*	No. 16	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	ESPN+	W 47–3	4,101
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	No. 12	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball	W 55–3	8,219
September 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Richmond	No. 12	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball	W 34–27	12,001
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 (FBS) Penn State*	No. 11	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 17–38	105,790
October 9	2:00 p.m.	at No. 3 James Madison	No. 11	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	FloFootball	W 28–27	25,035
October 16	3:30 p.m.	at Albany	No. 6	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloFootball	W 17–10	7,121
October 23	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Rhode Island	No. 5	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball	W 44–0	7,341
October 30	1:00 p.m.	William & Mary	No. 4	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball	L 18–31	5,101
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Elon	No. 10	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloFootball	W 35–0	8,865
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	No. 8	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball	W 33–14	4,421
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	FloFootball	W 21–13	11,437
December 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 24 Holy Cross*	No. 6	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division Second Round)	ESPN+	W 21–16	5,109
December 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 11 South Dakota State*	No. 6	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division Quarterfinal)	ESPN+	L 21–35	3,401
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "2021 Villanova Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

v t e Villanova Wildcats football
Venues	Shibe Park (1925–1926, 1936–1949, 1951, 1953) Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (1930, 1953–1957) Franklin Field (1948–1950, 1952–1953) Subaru Park (alternate; 2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Delaware: Battle of the Blue Temple: Mayor's Cup
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

v t e CAA Football Conference champions
Richmond & UMass (2007) James Madison (2008) Richmond & Villanova (2009) Delaware & William & Mary (2010) Towson (2011) New Hampshire, Richmond, Villanova, & Towson (2012) Maine (2013) New Hampshire (2014) James Madison, Richmond, & William & Mary (2015) James Madison (2016) James Madison (2017) Maine (2018) James Madison (2019) Delaware (2020) James Madison & Villanova (2021) New Hampshire & William & Mary (2022) Albany, Richmond, & Villanova (2023)
National championships in bold

CAA Football Conference champions

National championships in bold

v t e 2021 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Davidson East Tennessee State Eastern Washington Florida A&M Holy Cross Incarnate Word James Madison Kennesaw State Missouri State Montana Montana State North Dakota State Northern Iowa Sacramento State Sacred Heart Sam Houston South Dakota South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Southern Illinois Stephen F. Austin UC Davis UT Martin Villanova
Champion – North Dakota State