1977 Villanova Wildcats football team

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
	North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.; Rankings from AP Poll

1977 Villanova Wildcats football
1977 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1977 record	4–7
Head coach	Dick Bedesem (3rd season);
Captain	Sean Collins, Phillip DiGiacomo, Thomas Walsh
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. It was head coach Dick Bedesem's third season with the team. They played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Youngstown State	Villanova Stadium Villanova, Pennsylvania	L 10–13	11,700
September 17	Ball State	Villanova Stadium Villanova, Pennsylvania	W 38–16	9,500
September 24	Dayton	Villanova Stadium Villanova, Pennsylvania	L 17–21	7,500
October 1	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, Virginia	L 8–28	12,500
October 8	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, New York	L 32–34	30,000
October 15	Delaware	Villanova Stadium Villanova, Pennsylvania	W 33–16	13,400
October 22	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	L 0–17	23,000
October 29	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia	W 41–36	32,000
November 5	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland	L 13–19	33,000
November 12	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, Massachusetts	W 24–0	5,500
November 19	Temple	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 15–38	10,000
Homecoming

v t Villanova Wildcats football
Venues	Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Subaru Park (alternate; 2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Delaware) Mayor's Cup (Temple)
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat "V for Villanova"
People	NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1991 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll