American college football season
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[edit]
CAA poll[edit]
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[edit]
The Wildcats did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Colgate* | | | CBSSN | W 34–14 | 4,519 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Lehigh* | No. 24 | | FloSports | W 38–10 | 8,319 |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bucknell* | No. 22 | | Stadium | W 45–10 | 3,649 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Towson | No. 18 | | FloSports | W 52–45OT | 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 | | FloSports | W 35–28 | 9,164 |
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison | No. 5 | | 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 | | 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 | | FloSports | W 55–33 | 5,319 |
November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 8 | | ESPN3 | L 44–45 | 4,173 |
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Game summaries[edit]
At Colgate[edit]
| 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 | Plays | Yards | TOP | 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 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountain Hawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
No. 24 Wildcats | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
At Bucknell[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 22 Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
Bison | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
At Towson[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 18 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
No. 5 Tigers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
| 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[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Tribe | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
At James Madison[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
Stony Brook[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Seawolves | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
No. 5 Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
At New Hampshire[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Nova Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
UNH Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Richmond[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Spiders | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
No. 18 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Sharks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 13 Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Delaware[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
No. 10 Wildcats | 20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
FCS Playoffs[edit]
The Wildcats were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Southeastern Louisiana.[3]
At Southeastern Louisiana–First Round[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Wildcats | 10 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 44 |
Lions | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | 24 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
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Coaches | — | RV | 23 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
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