2014 Villanova Wildcats football team

2014 Villanova Wildcats football
2014 Villanova Wildcats football
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals ; vs. Sam Houston State, L 31–34
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 7
FCS Coaches	No. 7
Record	11–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (30th season);
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (16th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

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.

ConferenceColonial Athletic Association

Sports NetworkNo. 7

FCS CoachesNo. 7

Record11–3 (7–1 CAA)

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2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 pm	at Syracuse*	No. 12	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN3	L 26–27 ^2OT	41,189
September 6	3:30 pm	No. 11 Fordham*	No. 10	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	ASN	W 50–6	6,151
September 20	12:30 pm	James Madison	No. 8	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSN	W 49–31	10,781
September 27	3:00 pm	at Penn*	No. 6	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 41–7	12,353
October 4	12:30 pm	at Maine	No. 6	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 41–20	5,173
October 11	1:00 pm	Rhode Island	No. 6	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 44–21	3,611
October 18	3:30 pm	at No. 15 William & Mary	No. 5	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 35–31	10,764
October 25	3:30 pm	Morgan State*	No. 5	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 48–28	7,821
November 1	12:30 pm	at No. 13 Richmond	No. 4	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 9–10	7,902
November 8	7:00 pm	Towson	No. 7	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		W 42–14	4,529
November 15	7:00 pm	Albany	No. 6	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	ASN	W 48–31	4,541
November 22	12:00 pm	at Delaware	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)		W 35–28	17,056
December 6	4:30 pm	No. 20 Liberty*	No. 5	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 29–22	3,113
December 13	1:00 pm	No. 19 Sam Houston State*	No. 5	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	L 31–34	2,333
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#12 Wildcats	0	7	7	3	3	6	26
Orange	7	3	7	0	3	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Rams	3	0	3	0	6
#10 Wildcats	7	26	7	10	50

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	21	3	7	31
#8 Wildcats	7	7	14	21	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Wildcats	21	20	0	0	41
Quakers	0	7	0	0	7

2014 Villanova Wildcats football team

Schedule

Game summaries

At Syracuse

Fordham

James Madison

At Penn

At Maine

Rhode Island

At William and Mary

Morgan State

At Richmond

Towson

Albany

At Delaware

FCS Playoffs

Liberty (FCS Playoffs Second Round)

Sam Houston State (FCS Playoff Quarterfinal)

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2014 Villanova Wildcats football

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals vs. Sam Houston State, L 31–34
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 7
FCS Coaches	No. 7
Record	11–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (30th season)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (16th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	12	10	8	8	6	6	6	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5
Coaches	13	7	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	3	7	6	6	5	5

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Wildcats	14	0	14	7	35
Tribe	7	14	3	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	14	0	7	28
#5 Wildcats	14	7	27	0	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Wildcats	0	3	6	0	9
Spiders	0	0	10	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	7	0	14
#7 Wildcats	7	14	0	21	42