American college football season
The 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 32nd-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 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated St. Francis (PA) in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State .[1] The 2016 season is Talley's final season as the Wildcats' head coach.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 1:30 pm at Pittsburgh * No. 23 ESPN3 L 7–2850,149
September 10 6:00 pm Lehigh * No. 22 NNAA W 26–216,419
September 17 3:30 pm Towson No. 21 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA CSN W 40–219,025
September 24 6:00 pm at Lafayette * No. 19 WBPH-TV W 31–147,441
October 1 3:30 pm at Elon No. 17 NNAA W 42–710,424
October 8 12:00 pm Rhode Island No. 14 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA ASN W 35–04,105
October 15 3:30 pm at No. 6 Richmond No. 13 CSN L 0–238,700
October 22 3:30 pm No. 23 Albany No. 16 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA NNAA W 24–135,109
November 5 12:00 pm at Maine No. 10 FCS W 26–76,790
November 12 1:00 pm No. 6 James Madison No. 9 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA NNAA L 7–206,109
November 19 3:30 pm at Delaware No. 13 CSN W 41–1015,987
November 26 2:00 pm St. Francis (PA) * No. 9 ESPN3 W 31–212,059
December 3 3:00 pm at No. 7 South Dakota State * No. 9 ESPN3 L 7–106,154
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
At Pittsburgh
1
2
3
4
Total
#23 Wildcats
0
0
7
0
7
Panthers
0
14
7
7
28
Lehigh
1
2
3
4
Total
Mountain Hawks
0
14
0
7
21
#22 Wildcats
6
0
14
6
26
Towson
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
7
7
0
7
21
#21 Wildcats
7
19
0
14
40
At Lafayette
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Wildcats
7
10
14
0
31
Leopards
0
7
7
0
14
At Elon
1
2
3
4
Total
#17 Wildcats
14
21
7
0
42
Phoenix
0
0
0
7
7
Rhode Island
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
0
0
0
0
#14 Wildcats
21
7
7
0
35
At Richmond
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Wildcats
0
0
0
0
0
#6 Spiders
7
3
3
10
23
Albany
1
2
3
4
Total
#23 Great Danes
0
0
0
13
13
#16 Wildcats
7
7
10
0
24
At Maine
1
2
3
4
Total
#10 Wildcats
0
10
9
7
26
Black Bears
0
0
7
0
7
James Madison
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Dukes
7
0
3
10
20
#9 Wildcats
0
7
0
0
7
At Delaware
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Wildcats
7
20
7
7
41
Fightin' Blue Hens
0
10
0
0
10
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Saint Francis (PA)
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Flash
7
0
0
14
21
#9 Wildcats
17
14
0
0
31
Second Round–South Dakota State
1
2
3
4
Total
#9 Wildcats
0
7
0
0
7
#7 Jackrabbits
7
0
0
3
10
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 23 22 21 19 17 14 13 16 11 10 9 13 9 11 Coaches 22 19 18 15 14 12 11 17 13 12 11 15 11 13
References
^ "Wildcats Announces 2016 Football Schedule". Villanova.com Official Athletic Site. February 23, 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016 .
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