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American college football season
The 2014 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 30th-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 11–3, 7–1 in CAA play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Liberty in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 29 7:30 pm at Syracuse * No. 12 ESPN3 L 26–27 2OT 41,189
September 6 3:30 pm No. 11 Fordham * No. 10 ASN W 50–66,151
September 20 12:30 pm James Madison No. 8 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA CSN W 49–3110,781
September 27 3:00 pm at Penn * No. 6 W 41–712,353
October 4 12:30 pm at Maine No. 6 W 41–205,173
October 11 1:00 pm Rhode Island No. 6 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA NNAA W 44–213,611
October 18 3:30 pm at No. 15 William & Mary No. 5 W 35–3110,764
October 25 3:30 pm Morgan State * No. 5 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA NNAA W 48–287,821
November 1 12:30 pm at No. 13 Richmond No. 4 CSN L 9–107,902
November 8 7:00 pm Towson No. 7 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA W 42–144,529
November 15 7:00 pm Albany No. 6 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA ASN W 48–314,541
November 22 12:00 pm at Delaware No. 6 W 35–2817,056
December 6 4:30 pm No. 20 Liberty * No. 5 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Second Round ) ESPN3 W 29–223,113
December 13 1:00 pm No. 19 Sam Houston State * No. 5 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) ESPN3 L 31–342,333
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ ]
at Syracuse [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
#12 Wildcats
0
7
7
3 3 6
26
Orange
7
3
7
0 3 7
27
Fordham [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#11 Rams
3
0
3
0
6
#10 Wildcats
7
26
7
10
50
James Madison [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Dukes
0
21
3
7
31
#8 Wildcats
7
7
14
21
49
at Penn [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Wildcats
21
20
0
0
41
Quakers
0
7
0
0
7
at Maine [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Wildcats
7
14
13
7
41
Black Bears
7
6
0
7
20
Rhode Island [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
0
0
21
21
#6 Wildcats
16
21
0
7
44
at William and Mary [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#5 Wildcats
14
0
14
7
35
Tribe
7
14
3
7
31
Morgan State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
14
0
7
28
#5 Wildcats
14
7
27
0
48
at Richmond [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#4 Wildcats
0
3
6
0
9
Spiders
0
0
10
0
10
Towson [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
7
0
7
0
14
#7 Wildcats
7
14
0
21
42
Albany [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Great Danes
7
3
7
14
31
#6 Wildcats
14
14
14
6
48
at Delaware [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Wildcats
13
7
7
8
35
Blue Hens
0
7
7
14
28
FCS Playoffs [ ]
Liberty (FCS Playoffs Second Round) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#20 Flames
10
9
3
0
22
#5 Wildcats
0
14
0
15
29
Sam Houston State (FCS Playoff Quarterfinal) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Bearkats
7
10
7
10
34
#5 Wildcats
13
3
8
7
31
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
Sports Network
12
10
8
8
6
6
6
5
5
4
7
6
6
5
5
Coaches
13
7
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
6
6
5
5
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
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