1988 Villanova Wildcats football team

1988 Villanova Wildcats football
1988 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–5–1 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Andy Talley (4th season);
Defensive coordinator	Dan MacNeill (1st season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

Record5–5–1 (4–4 Yankee)

Headcoach

DefensivecoordinatorDan MacNeill (1st season)

1988 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–10 UMass +^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Delaware +^	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the Villanova University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Andy Talley, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Wake Forest*		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 11–31	11,624	^[1]
September 10	at Bucknell*		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 30–17	5,800	^[2]
September 24	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 31–24	5,153	^[3]
October 1	Rhode Island		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 20–14	13,400	^[4]
October 8	at No. 14 Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 21–14	5,084	^[5]
October 15	No. 19 Delaware	No. 15	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (rivalry)	L 7–10	13,400^[6]	^[7]
October 22	at No. T–17 William & Mary*	No. 20	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	T 14–14	10,016^[8]	^[9]
October 29	Richmond	No. 19	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 45–6	13,400	^[10]
November 5	at New Hampshire	No. 15	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–58	5,016^[11]	^[12]
November 12	at UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 6–17	5,829	^[13]
November 19	Maine		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 17–20	9,437	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Venues	Shibe Park (1925–1926, 1936–1949, 1951, 1953) Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (1930, 1953–1957) Franklin Field (1948–1950, 1952–1953) Subaru Park (alternate; 2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Delaware: Battle of the Blue Temple: Mayor's Cup
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 1981–1984 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championship seasons in bold

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