2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

2016 Villanova Wildcats football
2016 Villanova Wildcats football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 7–10 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 11
FCS Coaches	No. 13
Record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (32nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (18th season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (5th season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 32nd-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 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated St. Francis (PA) in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State.^[1] The 2016 season is Talley's final season as the Wildcats' head coach.

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^	5	–	3	10	–	4
Maine	5	–	3	6	–	5
Albany	4	–	4	7	–	4
Stony Brook	4	–	4	5	–	6
William & Mary	3	–	5	5	–	6
Towson	3	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware	2	–	6	4	–	7
Elon	1	–	7	2	–	9
Rhode Island	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:30 pm	at Pittsburgh*	No. 23	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 7–28	50,149
September 10	6:00 pm	Lehigh*	No. 22	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 26–21	6,419
September 17	3:30 pm	Towson	No. 21	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSN	W 40–21	9,025
September 24	6:00 pm	at Lafayette*	No. 19	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	W 31–14	7,441
October 1	3:30 pm	at Elon	No. 17	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	NNAA	W 42–7	10,424
October 8	12:00 pm	Rhode Island	No. 14	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	ASN	W 35–0	4,105
October 15	3:30 pm	at No. 6 Richmond	No. 13	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 0–23	8,700
October 22	3:30 pm	No. 23 Albany	No. 16	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 24–13	5,109
November 5	12:00 pm	at Maine	No. 10	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	W 26–7	6,790
November 12	1:00 pm	No. 6 James Madison	No. 9	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	L 7–20	6,109
November 19	3:30 pm	at Delaware	No. 13	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	CSN	W 41–10	15,987
November 26	2:00 pm	St. Francis (PA)*	No. 9	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 31–21	2,059
December 3	3:00 pm	at No. 7 South Dakota State*	No. 9	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 7–10	6,154
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Wildcats	0	0	7	0	7
Panthers	0	14	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	14	0	7	21
#22 Wildcats	6	0	14	6	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	7	0	7	21
#21 Wildcats	7	19	0	14	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Wildcats	7	10	14	0	31
Leopards	0	7	7	0	14

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
#14 Wildcats	21	7	7	0	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Spiders	7	3	3	10	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Great Danes	0	0	0	13	13
#16 Wildcats	7	7	10	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Wildcats	0	10	9	7	26
Black Bears	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Dukes	7	0	3	10	20
#9 Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Wildcats	7	20	7	7	41
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	0	0	14	21
#9 Wildcats	17	14	0	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
#7 Jackrabbits	7	0	0	3	10

^ "Wildcats Announces 2016 Football Schedule". Villanova.com Official Athletic Site. February 23, 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.