2014 Villanova Wildcats football team

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2014
Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record11–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSam Venuto (16th season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Crocker (3rd season)
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
Seasons
2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Villanova Wildcats football team represented

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 pmat
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY
  • ESPN3L 26–27 2OT41,189
    September 63:30 pmNo. 11 Fordham*No. 10ASNW 50–66,151
    September 2012:30 pm
    CSN
    W 49–3110,781
    September 273:00 pmat Penn*No. 6W 41–712,353
    October 412:30 pmat
    Alfond Stadium
  • Orono, ME
  • W 41–205,173
    October 111:00 pmRhode IslandNo. 6
    • Villanova Stadium
    • Villanova, PA
    NNAAW 44–213,611
    October 183:30 pmat No. 15 William & MaryNo. 5W 35–3110,764
    October 253:30 pmMorgan State*daggerNo. 5
    • Villanova Stadium
    • Villanova, PA
    NNAAW 48–287,821
    November 112:30 pmat No. 13 RichmondNo. 4CSNL 9–107,902
    November 87:00 pmTowsonNo. 7
    • Villanova Stadium
    • Villanova, PA
    W 42–144,529
    November 157:00 pmAlbanyNo. 6
    • Villanova Stadium
    • Villanova, PA
    ASNW 48–314,541
    November 2212:00 pmat DelawareNo. 6W 35–2817,056
    December 64:30 pmNo. 20 Liberty*No. 5
    ESPN3W 29–223,113
    December 131:00 pmNo. 19 Sam Houston State*No. 5
    • Villanova Stadium
    • Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
    ESPN3L 31–342,333

    Game summaries

    At Syracuse

    1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
    #12 Wildcats 0 7 7 336 26
    Orange 7 3 7 037 27

    Fordham

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #11 Rams 3 0 3 0 6
    #10 Wildcats 7 26 7 10 50

    James Madison

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Dukes 0 21 3 7 31
    #8 Wildcats 7 7 14 21 49

    At Penn

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #6 Wildcats 21 20 0 0 41
    Quakers 0 7 0 0 7

    At Maine

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #6 Wildcats 7 14 13 7 41
    Black Bears 7 6 0 7 20

    Rhode Island

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Rams 0 0 0 21 21
    #6 Wildcats 16 21 0 7 44

    At William and Mary

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #5 Wildcats 14 0 14 7 35
    Tribe 7 14 3 7 31

    Morgan State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bears 7 14 0 7 28
    #5 Wildcats 14 7 27 0 48

    At Richmond

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #4 Wildcats 0 3 6 0 9
    Spiders 0 0 10 0 10

    Towson

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Tigers 7 0 7 0 14
    #7 Wildcats 7 14 0 21 42

    Albany

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Great Danes 7 3 7 14 31
    #6 Wildcats 14 14 14 6 48

    At Delaware

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #6 Wildcats 13 7 7 8 35
    Blue Hens 0 7 7 14 28

    FCS Playoffs

    Liberty (FCS Playoffs Second Round)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #20 Flames 10 9 3 0 22
    #5 Wildcats 0 14 0 15 29

    Sam Houston State (FCS Playoff Quarterfinal)

    1 2 3 4 Total
    #19 Bearkats 7 10 7 10 34
    #5 Wildcats 13 3 8 7 31

    Ranking movements

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213Final
    Sports Network12108866655476655
    Coaches1377755544376655

    References