2021 Villanova Wildcats football team

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2021 Villanova Wildcats football
Villanova Wildcats logo.svg
CAA co-champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 21–35 vs. South Dakota State
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 7
2021 record10–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Boden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorOla Adams (3rd season)
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
(capacity: 12,500)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Villanova +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Elon   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Towson   3 – 5     4 – 7  
New Hampshire   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Albany   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season[]

Main article: 2020 Villanova Wildcats football team

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Villanova Wildcats football season was moved to the spring of 2021. The team finished with a 2–2 record with an additional 2 games cancelled (ruled no contest) due to pandemic.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 12:00 p.m. at Lehigh* No. 16
ESPN+ W 47–3 4,101
September 11 6:00 p.m. Bucknell* No. 12
FloFootball W 55–3 8,219
September 18 3:30 p.m. No. 21 Richmond No. 12
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FloFootball W 34–27 12,001
September 25 12:00 p.m. at No. 6 (FBS) Penn State* No. 11
BTN L 17–38 105,790
October 9 2:00 p.m. at No. 3 James Madison No. 11
FloFootball W 28–27 25,035
October 16 3:30 p.m. at Albany No. 6
FloFootball W 17–10 7,121
October 23 3:30 p.m. No. 18 Rhode Island No. 5
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FloFootball W 44–0 7,341
October 30 1:00 p.m. William & Mary No. 4
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FloFootball L 18–31 5,101
November 6 2:00 p.m. at Elon No. 10
FloFootball W 35–0 8,865
November 13 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook No. 8
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FloFootball W 33–14 4,421
November 20 1:00 p.m. at Delaware No. 6
FloFootball W 21–13 11,437
December 3 7:00 p.m. No. 24 Holy Cross* No. 6
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs – Second Round)
ESPN+ W 21–16 5,109
December 11 2:00 p.m. No. 11 South Dakota State* No. 6
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs – Quarterfinals)
ESPN+ L 21–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

  1. ^ "2021 Villanova Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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