2009 Villanova Wildcats football team

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The 2009 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. They were co-champions of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and advanced to the National Championship game where they defeated Montana, 23–21. It was Villanova's first national championship in football, marking them as the only team to have both an NCAA Division I Football and Men's Basketball championship (the FCS is the only official NCAA Division I Football Championship). They finished with a record of 14–1, 7–1 in CAA play.

ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth Division
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
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2009 Villanova Wildcats football
NCAA Division I champion
CAA co-champion
Lambert Cup winner
ECAC Team of the Year
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record14–1 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSam Venuto (11th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple spread[1]
Defensive coordinatorMark Reardon (5th season)
Base defense4–2–5[1]
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^ 6–2  10–3 
Maine 4–4  5–6 
Hofstra 3–5  5–6 
UMass 3–5  5–6 
Northeastern 3–5  3–8 
Rhode Island 0–8  1–10 
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^ 7–1  14–1 
No. 5 Richmond x+^ 7–1  11–2 
No. 4 William & Mary ^ 6–2  11–3 
Delaware 4–4  6–5 
James Madison 4–4  6–5 
Towson 1–7  2–9 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Temple*No. 5
W 27–2427,759
September 127:00 pmLehigh*No. 3
FCSW 38–178,811
September 197:00 pmat Penn*No. 2
TCNW 14–314,876
September 263:30 pmNortheasternNo. 2
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
TCNW 56–711,119
October 33:30 pmNo. 5 William & MaryNo. 2
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
VersusW 28–178,217
October 1012:00 pmat No. 5 New HampshireNo. 2
L 24–2814,811
October 173:30 pmat No. 16 James MadisonNo. 6
TCNW 27–016,037
October 243:30 pmRhode IslanddaggerNo. 4
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 36–75,517
November 73:30 pmat No. 1 RichmondNo. 4
CSNW 21–2011,667
November 141:00 pmat TowsonNo. 2
W 49–75,339
November 213:30 pmNo. 25 DelawareNo. 2
TCNW 30–1212,073
November 2812:00 pmNo. 17 Holy Cross*No. 2
W 38–284,319
December 53:30 pmNo. 10 New Hampshire*No. 2
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
CSNW 46–72,661
December 118:00 pmNo. 6 William & Mary*No. 2
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPN2W 14–134,171
December 188:00 pmvs. No. 1 Montana*No. 2
ESPN2W 23–2114,328
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Game summaries

At Temple

See also: 2009 Temple Owls football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Wildcats 0 0 14 13 27
Owls 0 10 7 7 24
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Lehigh

See also: 2009 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 7 3 7 17
No. 3 Wildcats 10 14 7 7 38
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At Penn

See also: 2009 Penn Quakers football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Wildcats 7 0 7 0 14
Quakers 0 3 0 0 3
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Northeastern

See also: 2009 Northeastern Huskies football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 0 7 0 7
No. 2 Wildcats 21 7 14 14 56
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No. 5 William & Mary

See also: 2009 William & Mary Tribe football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Tribe 0 6 3 8 17
No. 2 Wildcats 7 14 7 0 28
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At No. 5 New Hampshire

See also: 2009 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Villanova 7 10 7 0 24
No. 5 New Hampshire 16 6 0 6 28
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At No. 16 James Madison

See also: 2009 James Madison Dukes football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Wildcats 7 13 7 0 27
No. 16 Dukes 0 0 0 0 0
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Rhode Island

See also: 2009 Rhode Island Rams football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 7 0 7
No. 4 Wildcats 7 14 7 8 36
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At No. 1 Richmond

See also: 2009 Richmond Spiders football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Wildcats 7 7 0 7 21
No. 1 Spiders 0 6 0 14 20
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At Towson

See also: 2009 Towson Tigers football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Wildcats 21 14 14 0 49
Tigers 0 0 7 0 7
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No. 25 Delaware

See also: 2009 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 3 3 6 12
No. 2 Wildcats 10 10 7 3 30
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No. 17 Holy Cross (NCAA Division I First Round)

See also: 2009 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Crusaders 14 0 7 7 28
No. 2 Wildcats 14 14 7 3 38
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No. 10 New Hampshire (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 New Hampshire 0 0 0 7 7
No. 2 Villanova 17 7 15 7 46
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No. 6 William & Mary (NCAA Division I Semifinal)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Tribe 0 10 3 0 13
No. 2 Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14
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Vs. No. 1 Montana (NCAA Division I Championship Game)

See also: 2009 Montana Grizzlies football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Grizzlies 7 7 0 7 21
No. 2 Wildcats 3 6 7 7 23
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2009 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 71 Ben Ijalana Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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