American college football season
The 2017 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 5–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Lehigh* | No. 10 | | SE2 | W 38–35 | 5,816 |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Temple* | No. 6 | | ESPN3 | L 13–16 | 35,117 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | No. 7 | | ESPN3 | W 59–0 | 9,671 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany | No. 7 | | ESPN3 | L 10–19 OT | 6,866 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Towson | No. 14 | | TSN | W 24–9 | 5,017 |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Maine | No. 12 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| CSL[1] | W 31–0 | 4,505 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison | No. 11 | | CSL[1] | L 8–30 | 25,993 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Elon | No. 13 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| NNAA | L 14–19 | 5,451 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Richmond | No. 20 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| NNAA | L 0–22 | 3,508 |
November 11 | 12:30 p.m. | at Rhode Island | | | CSL | L 6–20 | 2,877 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Delaware | | | NNAA | W 28–7 | 5,109 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 10 Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
No. 17 Mountain Hawks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 6 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
Owls | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 7 Wildcats | 13 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 59 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 7 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Great Danes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 14 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
Tigers | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 12 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
No. 1 Dukes | 3 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 10 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
No. 13 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Spiders | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
No. 20 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Rams | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 20 | RV | — | — | — |
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Coaches | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 20 | RV | — | — | — |
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National championship seasons in bold |