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
2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 pmat Syracuse*No. 12
ESPN3L 26–27 2OT41,189
September 63:30 pmNo. 11 Fordham*No. 10
ASNW 50–66,151
September 2012:30 pmJames MadisonNo. 8
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
CSNW 49–3110,781
September 273:00 pmat Penn*No. 6
W 41–712,353
October 412:30 pmat MaineNo. 6
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. 5
W 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. 4
CSNL 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. 6
W 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
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Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network12108866655476655
Coaches1377755544376655

References

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