2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

2016 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (32nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (18th year)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (5th year)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)

2016 CAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Albany		0	–	0					0	–	0
Delaware		0	–	0					0	–	0
Elon		0	–	0					0	–	0
James Madison		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maine		0	–	0					0	–	0
New Hampshire		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rhode Island		0	–	0					0	–	0
Richmond		0	–	0					0	–	0
Stony Brook		0	–	0					0	–	0
Towson		0	–	0					0	–	0
Villanova		0	–	0					0	–	0
William & Mary		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team represent Villanova University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 32nd-year head coach Andy Talley and play their home games at Villanova Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The 2016 season is Talley's final season as the Wildcats' head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:30 PM	at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3
September 10		Lehigh*		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
September 19		Towson		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
September 26	6:00 PM	at Lafayette*		Fisher Field • Easton, PA
October 1		at Elon		Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
October 8		Rhode Island		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
October 15		at Richmond		Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
October 22		Albany		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
November 5		at Maine		Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
November 12		James Madison		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
November 19	12:00 PM	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Panthers					0

See also: 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1998	L 41–48

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks					0
Wildcats					0

See also: 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–5	2010	W 35–0

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers					0
Wildcats					0

See also: 2016 Towson Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–5	2015	L 21–28

at Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Leopards					0

See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	1920	L 0–34

at Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Phoenix					0

See also: 2016 Elon Phoenix football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams					0
Great Danes					0

See also: 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–3	2015	W 24–3

at Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Spiders					0

See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–11	2015	W 21–20

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes					0
Wildcats					0

See also: 2016 Albany Great Danes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	W 37–0

at Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Black Bears					0

See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–9	2015	W 13–3

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes					0
Wildcats					0

See also: 2016 James Madison Dukes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–13	2015	L 29–38

at Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Dukes					0

See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and Battle of the Blue

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–21–1	2015	W 28–21

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

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