American college football season
The 2023 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania .
The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies .
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:00 p.m. at Lehigh * ESPN+ W 38–104,360 September 9 6:00 p.m. Colgate * FloSports W 42–195,101 September 16 6:30 p.m. at UCF * No. 24 ESPN+ L 14–4844,206 September 23 2:00 p.m. No. 17 Rhode Island No. 25 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA FloSports W 35–95,913 September 30 3:30 p.m. at Albany No. 16 FloSports L 10–317,071 October 7 4:00 p.m. at North Carolina A&T FloSports W 37–148,098 October 14 1:00 p.m. Elon Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA FloSports W 21–02,429 October 28 2:00 p.m. Stony Brook No. 19 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA FloSports W 48–135,119 November 4 1:00 p.m. at New Hampshire No. 17 FloSports W 45–336,633 November 11 1:00 p.m. Towson No. 13 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA FloSports W 33–104,819 November 18 1:00 p.m. at No. 7 Delaware No. 10 FloSports, NBC Sports Philadelphia W 35–717,718 December 2 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Youngstown State * No. 6 ESPN+ W 45–282,015 December 9 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 South Dakota State * No. 6 ESPN L 12–2310,216 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries [ edit ] at Lehigh [ edit ] Colgate [ edit ] at UCF (FBS) [ edit ] No. 24 (FCS) Villanova Wildcats at UCF Knights
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 (FCS) Wildcats 0 0 0 14 14 Knights 17 17 7 7 48
at FBC Mortgage Stadium , Orlando, FL
Date : September 16, 2023Game time : 6:30 pm EDTGame attendance : 44,206TV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Drew Fellios and Forrest ConolyGamecast
Game information First Quarter UCF: Colton Boomer 26-yard field goal, 9:21 UCF: Jordan McDonald 1-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer kick), 4:51 UCF: Jordan McDonald 1-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer kick), 1:01 Second Quarter UCF: R.J. Harvey 5-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer kick), 7:47 UCF: Javon Baker 25 Yd pass from Timmy McClain (Colton Boomer kick), 5:04 UCF: Colton Boomer 41-yard field goal, 0:25 Third Quarter UCF: R.J. Harvey 24-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer kick), 5:12 Fourth Quarter Villanova: Connor Watkins 3-yard touchdown run (Matthew Mercurio kick), 13:42 UCF: Jaylon Griffin 36-yard touchdown pass from Timmy McClain (Colton Boomer kick), 11:22 Villanova: T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye 11-yard touchdown run (Matthew Mercurio kick), 4:44 Win Probability Line Over/Under
Statistics NOVA UCF First downs 11 31 Total yards 228 600 Rushing yards 84 251 Passing yards 144 349 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:08 32:52
Team Category Player Statistics Villanova Passing Connor Watkins 9-23, 144 yards, 1 INT Rushing Deewil Barlee 7 carries, 39 yards Receiving Jaylan Sanchez 1 receptions, 45 yards UCF Passing Timmy McClain 20-28, 321 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT Rushing R. J. Harvey 14 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kobe Hudson 6 receptions, 147 yards
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