2015 Villanova Wildcats football team

2015 Villanova Wildcats football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2015 record	6–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (31st year)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (17th year)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (4th year)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)

2015 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Richmond +^		6	–	2		10	–	4
#11 James Madison +^		6	–	2		9	–	3
#12 William & Mary +^		6	–	2		9	–	4
Towson		5	–	3		7	–	4
New Hampshire ^		5	–	3		7	–	5
Villanova		5	–	3		6	–	5
Stony Brook		3	–	5		5	–	5
Delaware		3	–	5		4	–	7
Elon		3	–	5		4	–	7
Maine		3	–	5		3	–	8
Albany		2	–	6		3	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 31st-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 6–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 PM	at Connecticut*	No. 4	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	SNY/ESPN3	L 15–20	26,113
September 12	6:00 PM	at No. 16 Fordham*	No. 6	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLL	W 14–7	6,586
September 19	12:00 PM	Delaware	No. 6	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	CSN	W 28–21	11,779
September 24	7:00 PM	Penn*	No. 5	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	NNAA	L 13–24	5,727
October 10	12:00 PM	William & Mary	No. 14	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	CSN	L 16–38	5,809
October 17	3:30 PM	at Albany	No. 25	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	ASN	W 37–0	8,500
October 24	7:00 PM	at Towson	No. 23	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	ASN	L 21–28	7,387
October 31	7:30 PM	Maine		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	NBCSN	W 13–3	4,309
November 7	12:30 PM	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		W 24–3	6,122
November 14	3:30 PM	No. 9 Richmond		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 21–20	6,211
November 21	12:00 PM	at No. 12 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	CSN	L 29–38	17,028
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Wildcats	0	9	0	6	15
Huskies	6	0	7	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	1999	W 48–45

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Wildcats	7	7	0	0	14
#16 Rams	0	7	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–5–3	2014	W 50–6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	10	3	0	8	21
#6 Wildcats	7	7	0	14	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–21–1	2014	W 35–28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	7	7	3	7	24
#5 Wildcats	0	0	7	6	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–5	2014	W 41–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	3	28	0	7	38
#14 Wildcats	10	0	0	6	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–16–1	2014	W 35–31

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Wildcats	10	0	14	13	37
Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	W 48–31

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21
Tigers	12	0	6	10	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	2014	W 42–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	3	0	0	3
Wildcats	6	0	0	7	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	2014	W 41–20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	7	10	24
Rams	0	3	0	0	3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–3	2014	W 44–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Spiders	0	7	7	6	20
Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–11	2014	L 9–10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	7	15	29
#12 Dukes	14	7	3	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–12	2014	W 49–31

Villanova Wildcats football

Venues	Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Talen Energy Stadium (alternate; 2011–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Delaware) Mayor's Cup (Temple)

Culture & lore	Will D. Cat "V for Villanova"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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