2015 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 2015 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 31st-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 6–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
7:30 PM |
at Connecticut* |
No. 4 |
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT |
SNY/ESPN3 |
L 15–20 |
26,113 |
September 12 |
6:00 PM |
at No. 16 Fordham* |
No. 6 |
Coffey Field • Bronx, NY |
PLL |
W 14–7 |
6,586 |
September 19 |
12:00 PM |
Delaware |
No. 6 |
Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue) |
CSN |
W 28–21 |
11,779 |
September 24 |
7:00 PM |
Penn* |
No. 5 |
Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA |
NNAA |
L 13–24 |
5,727 |
October 10 |
12:00 PM |
William & Mary |
No. 14 |
Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA |
CSN |
L 16–38 |
5,809 |
October 17 |
3:30 PM |
at Albany |
No. 25 |
Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY |
ASN |
W 37–0 |
8,500 |
October 24 |
7:00 PM |
at Towson |
No. 23 |
Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD |
ASN |
L 21–28 |
7,387 |
October 31 |
7:30 PM |
Maine |
|
Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA |
NBCSN |
W 13–3 |
4,309 |
November 7 |
12:30 PM |
at Rhode Island |
|
Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI |
|
W 24–3 |
6,122 |
November 14 |
3:30 PM |
No. 9 Richmond |
|
Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA |
NNAA |
W 21–20 |
6,211 |
November 21 |
12:00 PM |
at No. 12 James Madison |
|
Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
CSN |
L 29–38 |
17,028 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game summaries
at Connecticut
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#4 Wildcats |
0 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
Huskies |
6 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–4 |
1999 |
W 48–45 |
at Fordham
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#6 Wildcats |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
#16 Rams |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
21–5–3 |
2014 |
W 50–6 |
Delaware
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens |
10 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
21 |
#6 Wildcats |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
26–21–1 |
2014 |
W 35–28 |
Penn
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Quakers |
7 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
#5 Wildcats |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
14–5 |
2014 |
W 41–7 |
William & Mary
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tribe |
3 |
28 |
0 |
7 |
38 |
#14 Wildcats |
10 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
15–16–1 |
2014 |
W 35–31 |
at Albany
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#25 Wildcats |
10 |
0 |
14 |
13 |
37 |
Great Danes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2014 |
W 48–31 |
at Towson
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#23 Wildcats |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Tigers |
12 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–4 |
2014 |
W 42–14 |
Maine
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Black Bears |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Wildcats |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–9 |
2014 |
W 41–20 |
at Rhode Island
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
7 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
24 |
Rams |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–3 |
2014 |
W 44–21 |
Richmond
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#9 Spiders |
0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
Wildcats |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
21–11 |
2014 |
L 9–10 |
at James Madison
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
7 |
0 |
7 |
15 |
29 |
#12 Dukes |
14 |
7 |
3 |
14 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
11–12 |
2014 |
W 49–31 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
STATS FCS |
4 |
6 (6) |
6 (4) |
5 (4) |
14 |
14 |
25 |
23 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
|
Coaches |
3 |
2–T |
3 |
4 |
17 |
16 |
24–T |
22 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
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