2015 Villanova Wildcats football team

2015 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	6–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (31st season)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (17th season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (4th season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium

2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Richmond +^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 11 James Madison +^		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 12 William & Mary +^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Towson		5	–	3					7	–	4
New Hampshire ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Villanova		5	–	3					6	–	5
Stony Brook		3	–	5					5	–	5
Delaware		3	–	5					4	–	7
Elon		3	–	5					4	–	7
Maine		3	–	5					3	–	8
Albany		2	–	6					3	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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 UConn*	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 at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium 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 Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Wildcats	0	9	0	6	15
Huskies	6	0	7	7	20

See also: 2015 UConn Huskies football team

At Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Wildcats	7	7	0	0	14
#16 Rams	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2015 Fordham Rams football team

Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	10	3	0	8	21
#6 Wildcats	7	7	0	14	28

See also: 2015 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and Battle of the Blue

Penn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	7	7	3	7	24
#5 Wildcats	0	0	7	6	13

See also: 2015 Penn Quakers football team

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	3	28	0	7	38
#14 Wildcats	10	0	0	6	16

See also: 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team

At Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Wildcats	10	0	14	13	37
Great Danes	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2015 Albany Great Danes football team

At Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21
Tigers	12	0	6	10	28

See also: 2015 Towson Tigers football team

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	3	0	0	3
Wildcats	6	0	0	7	13

See also: 2015 Maine Black Bears football team

At Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	7	10	24
Rams	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2015 Rhode Island Rams football team

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Spiders	0	7	7	6	20
Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2015 Richmond Spiders football team

At James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	7	15	29
#12 Dukes	14	7	3	14	38

See also: 2015 James Madison Dukes football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = 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	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	—

References