2023 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 2023 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

2023 Villanova Wildcats football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceCAA Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record10–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Boden (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRoss Pennypacker (2nd season)
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Albany +^  7 –1   11 –4  
No. 6 Villanova +^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 15 Richmond +^  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 10 Delaware ^  6 –2   9 –4  
Elon  6 –2   6 –5  
New Hampshire  4 –4   6 –5  
Rhode Island  4 –4   6 –5  
William & Mary  4 –4   6 –5  
Campbell  4 –4   5 –6  
Towson  4 –4   5 –6  
Hampton  3 –5   5 –6  
Monmouth  3 –5   4 –7  
Maine  1 –7   2 –9  
North Carolina A&T  0 –8   1 –10  
Stony Brook  0 –8   0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.at Lehigh*
ESPN+W 38–104,360
September 96:00 p.m.Colgate*
FloSportsW 42–195,101
September 166:30 p.m.at UCF*No. 24
ESPN+L 14–4844,206
September 232:00 p.m.No. 17 Rhode IslandNo. 25
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FloSportsW 35–95,913
September 303:30 p.m.at AlbanyNo. 16
FloSportsL 10–317,071
October 74:00 p.m.at North Carolina A&T
FloSportsW 37–148,098
October 141:00 p.m.Elon
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FloSportsW 21–02,429
October 282:00 p.m.Stony BrookNo. 19
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FloSportsW 48–135,119
November 41:00 p.m.at New HampshireNo. 17
FloSportsW 45–336,633
November 111:00 p.m.TowsonNo. 13
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FloSportsW 33–104,819
November 181:00 p.m.at No. 7 DelawareNo. 10
FloSports, NBC Sports PhiladelphiaW 35–717,718
December 212:00 p.m.No. 21 Youngstown State*No. 6
ESPN+W 45–282,015
December 912:00 p.m.at No. 1 South Dakota State*No. 6
ESPNL 12–2310,216
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at UCF (FBS)
See also: 2023 UCF Knights football team
No. 24 (FCS) Villanova Wildcats at UCF Knights
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 24 (FCS) Wildcats 0 0 01414
Knights 17 17 7748

at FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 6:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 44,206
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Drew Fellios and Forrest Conoly
  • Gamecast
Game information
StatisticsNOVAUCF
First downs1131
Total yards228600
Rushing yards84251
Passing yards144349
Turnovers10
Time of possession27:0832:52
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VillanovaPassingConnor Watkins9-23, 144 yards, 1 INT
RushingDeewil Barlee7 carries, 39 yards
ReceivingJaylan Sanchez1 receptions, 45 yards
UCFPassingTimmy McClain20-28, 321 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
RushingR. J. Harvey14 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKobe Hudson6 receptions, 147 yards

References
  1. "2023 Villanova Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. "2023 Football Schedule". Villanova Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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