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
ConferenceColonial 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
← 2013
2015 →
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 pmat Syracuse*No. 12ESPN3L 26–27 2OT41,189
September 63:30 pmNo. 11 Fordham*No. 10ASNW 50–66,151
September 2012:30 pmJames MadisonNo. 8
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
CSNW 49–3110,781
September 273:00 pmat Penn*No. 6W 41–712,353
October 412:30 pmat MaineNo. 6W 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* No. 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

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At Syracuse

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

Fordham

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

James Madison

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

At Penn

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

At Maine

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

Rhode Island

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

At William and Mary

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

Morgan State

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

At Richmond

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

Towson

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

Albany

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

At Delaware

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

FCS Playoffs

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Liberty (FCS Playoffs Second Round)

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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)

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

Ranking movements

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

References

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