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American college football season
The 2017 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by first-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played their home games at Villanova Stadium . They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association . They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:30 p.m. at No. 17 Lehigh * No. 10 SE2 W 38–355,816
September 9 3:30 p.m. at Temple * No. 6 ESPN3 L 13–1635,117
September 16 6:00 p.m. Lafayette * No. 7 ESPN3 W 59–09,671
September 23 7:00 p.m. at Albany No. 7 ESPN3 L 10–19 OT 6,866
September 30 6:00 p.m. at Towson No. 14 TSN W 24–95,017
October 7 1:00 p.m. Maine No. 12 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA CSL [1] W 31–04,505
October 14 3:30 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison No. 11 CSL[1] L 8–3025,993
October 28 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Elon No. 13 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA NNAA L 14–195,451
November 4 1:00 p.m. Richmond No. 20 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA NNAA L 0–223,508
November 11 12:30 p.m. at Rhode Island CSL L 6–202,877
November 18 1:00 p.m. Delaware NNAA W 28–75,109
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ ]
at Lehigh [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Wildcats
7
21
7
3
38
No. 17 Mountain Hawks
7
7
14
7
35
at Temple [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Wildcats
0
0
3
10
13
Owls
3
7
3
3
16
Lafayette [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Leopards
0
0
0
0
0
No. 7 Wildcats
13
36
7
3
59
at Albany [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
No. 7 Wildcats
0
0
0
10 0
10
Great Danes
0
3
0
7 9
19
at Towson [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 Wildcats
7
0
3
14
24
Tigers
0
6
4
0
10
Maine [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Black Bears
0
0
0
0
0
No. 12 Wildcats
7
14
7
3
31
at James Madison [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Wildcats
0
0
0
8
8
No. 1 Dukes
3
10
3
14
30
Elon [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Phoenix
0
7
3
9
19
No. 13 Wildcats
7
0
7
0
14
Richmond [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spiders
3
5
14
0
22
No. 20 Wildcats
0
0
0
0
0
at Rhode Island [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
3
0
3
0
6
Rams
3
7
10
0
20
Delaware [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Fightin' Blue Hens
0
0
0
7
7
Wildcats
14
0
14
0
28
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
Final
STATS FCS
10
6
7
7
14
12
11
15
13
20
RV
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
9
8
8
8
17
15
14
16
15
20
RV
NR
NR
NR
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
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