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2014 Villanova Wildcats football
2014 Villanova Wildcats football
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals ; vs. Sam Houston State, L 31–34
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 7
FCS Coaches	No. 7
Record	11–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (30th season);
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (16th season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (3rd season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 New Hampshire $^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 7 Villanova ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 18 James Madison ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 16 Richmond ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	5
Delaware	4	–	4	6	–	6
Maine	4	–	4	5	–	6
Stony Brook	4	–	4	5	–	7
Albany	3	–	5	7	–	5
Towson	2	–	6	4	–	8
Rhode Island	1	–	7	1	–	11
Elon	0	–	8	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN3	L 26–27 ^2OT	41,189
September 6	3:30 pm	No. 11 Fordham*	No. 10	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	ASN	W 50–6	6,151
September 20	12:30 pm	James Madison	No. 8	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSN	W 49–31	10,781
September 27	3:00 pm	at Penn*	No. 6	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 41–7	12,353
October 4	12:30 pm	at Maine	No. 6	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 41–20	5,173
October 11	1:00 pm	Rhode Island	No. 6	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 44–21	3,611
October 18	3:30 pm	at No. 15 William & Mary	No. 5	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 35–31	10,764
October 25	3:30 pm	Morgan State*	No. 5	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 48–28	7,821
November 1	12:30 pm	at No. 13 Richmond	No. 4	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 9–10	7,902
November 8	7:00 pm	Towson	No. 7	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		W 42–14	4,529
November 15	7:00 pm	Albany	No. 6	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	ASN	W 48–31	4,541
November 22	12:00 pm	at Delaware	No. 6	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)		W 35–28	17,056
December 6	4:30 pm	No. 20 Liberty*	No. 5	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 29–22	3,113
December 13	1:00 pm	No. 19 Sam Houston State*	No. 5	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	L 31–34	2,333
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings 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 movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	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

2014 Villanova Wildcats football team