2000 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 2000 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Wildcats were led by 16th-year head coach Andy Talley played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania

2000 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSam Venuto (2nd season)
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Delaware +^   7 1     12 2  
No. 6 Richmond +^   7 1     10 3  
UMass   5 3     7 4  
James Madison   4 4     6 5  
New Hampshire   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   4 4     5 6  
Maine   3 5     5 6  
Villanova   3 5     5 6  
Rhode Island   2 6     3 8  
Northeastern   1 7     4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Rutgers*No. 14L 21–3423,752
September 9No. 16 (D-II) Millersville*No. T–18W 51–148,165[1]
September 16at Norfolk State*No. 18
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 42–08,275[2]
September 23MaineNo. 16
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 47–1210,557[3]
October 7at No. 13 James MadisonNo. 12L 23–5713,002[4]
October 14at NortheasternNo. 18W 34–206,261[5]
October 21New HampshireNo. 18
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 49–428,077[6]
October 28No. 16 RichmondNo. 18
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
L 18–289,229
November 4at No. 22 UMassNo. 23L 17–389,124
November 11William & Mary
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
L 41–48 OT10,379
November 18at No. 2 DelawareL 42–5922,020

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Roster

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2000 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 20 Brian Westbrook Sr
OL 59 Adam Barondess Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 93 Jeff Petrone Sr
DE 96 Tom Buczynski Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "Final 2000 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 2000. p. 2 – via stats.ncaa.org.
  2. ^ Ryan, Shannon (September 17, 2000). "For Villanova, A Reason to Dance". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 46. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 24, 2000). "Westbrook Leads Wildcats to Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 42. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Villanova and penalties fail to halt JMU". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff (October 15, 2000). "'Nova Comes Roaring Back to Beat Northeastern, 34-20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 43. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Paskin, Janet (October 22, 2000). "'Nova Wins, 49-42, in a Wild One with New Hampshire". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 43. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2000 Football Schedule". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2019.