2020 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 2020 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2020 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth
Ranking
STATSNo. 16
FCS CoachesNo. 16
2020 record2–2 (2–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Boden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorOla Adams (2nd season)
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
(Capacity: 12,500)
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Delaware x$^  4 –0   7 –1  
No. 18 Rhode Island †  2 –1   2 –1  
No. 16 Villanova  2 –2   2 –2  
Maine  2 –2   2 –2  
Stony Brook  1 –3   1 –3  
Albany †  1 –3   1 –3  
New Hampshire †  0 –1   0 –1  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x^  3 –0   7 –1  
No. 15 Richmond  3 –1   3 –1  
William & Mary  1 –2   1 –2  
Elon  0 –4   1 –5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Towson opted out of the spring football season.
    † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference is allowing the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wish to play in the fall.[1]

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

The Wildcats finished the 2019 season 9–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Southeastern Louisiana.

Schedule

Villanova had games scheduled against Lehigh (September 3) and Bucknell (September 12), but canceled these games on July 13 due to the Patriot League's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.[3]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
March 6, 2021 12:00 p.m. at Stony Brook No. 5
FloFootball W 16–13
March 13, 2021 1:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 6
FloFootball L 37–40 OT
March 27, 2021 1:00 p.m. No. 24 New Hampshire No. 16
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
FloFootball Canceled
April 3, 2021 12:00 p.m. at Maine No. 16
FloFootball W 44–17
April 10, 2021 1:00 p.m. at Albany No. 11
FloFootball Canceled[4]
April 17, 2021 1:00 p.m. No. 7 Delaware No. 10
FloFootball L 20–27

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References
  1. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. Kelley, Kevin (27 October 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "UAlbany Football Opts Out Of The Remainder Of The Season". Colonial Athletic Association. March 31, 2021.
  5. "2020 Villanova Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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