2001 Villanova Wildcats football team

2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2001 Villanova Wildcats football
2001 Villanova Wildcats football
A-10 co-champion
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 20
2001 record	8–3 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach	Andy Talley (17th season);
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Wildcats were led by 17th year head coach Andy Talley played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
August 30	Colgate*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 38–14
September 8	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 31–14
September 29	at Richmond	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 31–30
October 6	James Madison	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 45–44	^[1]
October 12	New Haven*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–17
October 20	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 40–44
October 27	UMass	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 47–13
November 3	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	W 38–35
November 10	at Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	W 54–34
November 17	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 19–14
November 24	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 44–47
*Non-conference game

^ "Villanova wins wild one over Dukes in OT, 45–44". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2001 Football Schedule". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

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People	NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 11 Hofstra +^		7	–	2		9	–	3
No. 10 Maine +^		7	–	2		9	–	3
No. 20 Villanova +		7	–	2		8	–	3
No. 17 William & Mary +^		7	–	2		8	–	4
No. 21 Rhode Island		6	–	3		8	–	3
Delaware		4	–	5		4	–	6
Northeastern		4	–	5		5	–	6
UMass		3	–	6		3	–	8
Richmond		3	–	6		3	–	8
New Hampshire		2	–	7		4	–	7
James Madison		0	–	9		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

v t Atlantic 10 Conference football champions
Villanova (1997) Richmond (1998) James Madison & UMass (1999) Delaware & Richmond (2000) Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, & William & Mary (2001) Maine & Northeastern (2002) Delaware & UMass (2003) Delaware, James Madison, & William & Mary (2004) New Hampshire & Richmond (2005) UMass (2006)
National championships in bold