American college football season
The 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 32nd-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 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated St. Francis (PA) in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State.[1] The 2016 season is Talley's final season as the Wildcats' head coach.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 1:30 pm | at Pittsburgh* | No. 23 | | ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 50,149 |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | Lehigh* | No. 22 | | NNAA | W 26–21 | 6,419 |
September 17 | 3:30 pm | Towson | No. 21 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| CSN | W 40–21 | 9,025 |
September 24 | 6:00 pm | at Lafayette* | No. 19 | | WBPH-TV | W 31–14 | 7,441 |
October 1 | 3:30 pm | at Elon | No. 17 | | NNAA | W 42–7 | 10,424 |
October 8 | 12:00 pm | Rhode Island | No. 14 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| ASN | W 35–0 | 4,105 |
October 15 | 3:30 pm | at No. 6 Richmond | No. 13 | | CSN | L 0–23 | 8,700 |
October 22 | 3:30 pm | No. 23 Albany![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 16 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| NNAA | W 24–13 | 5,109 |
November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Maine | No. 10 | | FCS | W 26–7 | 6,790 |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | No. 6 James Madison | No. 9 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| NNAA | L 7–20 | 6,109 |
November 19 | 3:30 pm | at Delaware | No. 13 | | CSN | W 41–10 | 15,987 |
November 26 | 2:00 pm | St. Francis (PA)* | No. 9 | | ESPN3 | W 31–21 | 2,059 |
December 3 | 3:00 pm | at No. 7 South Dakota State* | No. 9 | | ESPN3 | L 7–10 | 6,154 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Pittsburgh
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#23 Wildcats
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0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Panthers
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0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Lehigh
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mountain Hawks
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0
|
14
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0
|
7 |
21 |
#22 Wildcats
|
6
|
0
|
14
|
6 |
26 |
Towson
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
7
|
7
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0
|
7 |
21 |
#21 Wildcats
|
7
|
19
|
0
|
14 |
40 |
At Lafayette
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Wildcats
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
0 |
31 |
Leopards
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0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
At Elon
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#17 Wildcats
|
14
|
21
|
7
|
0 |
42 |
Phoenix
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0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Rhode Island
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
#14 Wildcats
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21
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
35 |
At Richmond
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Wildcats
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
#6 Spiders
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7
|
3
|
3
|
10 |
23 |
Albany
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#23 Great Danes
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0
|
0
|
0
|
13 |
13 |
#16 Wildcats
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
0 |
24 |
At Maine
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1
|
2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#10 Wildcats
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0
|
10
|
9
|
7 |
26 |
Black Bears
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0
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0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
James Madison
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#6 Dukes
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7
|
0
|
3
|
10 |
20 |
#9 Wildcats
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0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
At Delaware
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Wildcats
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7
|
20
|
7
|
7 |
41 |
Fightin' Blue Hens
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0
|
10
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0
|
0 |
10 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Saint Francis (PA)
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Red Flash
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7
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0
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0
|
14 |
21 |
#9 Wildcats
|
17
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
31 |
Second Round–South Dakota State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#9 Wildcats
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0
|
7
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0
|
0 |
7 |
#7 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
10 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
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Coaches | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
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