2015 Villanova Wildcats football team

2015 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2015 record	6–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (31st year)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (17th year)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (4th year)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium (Capacity: 12,500)

2015 CAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#4 Richmond +^		6	–	2					10	–	4
#11 James Madison +^		6	–	2					9	–	3
#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 FCS 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 Connecticut*	#4	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	SNY/ESPN3	L 15–20	26,113
September 12	6:00 PM	at #16 Fordham*	#6	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLL	W 14–7	6,586
September 19	12:00 PM	Delaware	#6	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	CSN	W 28–21	11,779
September 24	7:00 PM	Penn*	#5	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	NNAA	L 13–24	5,727
October 10	12:00 PM	William & Mary	#14	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	CSN	L 16–38	5,809
October 17	3:30 PM	at Albany	#25	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	ASN	W 37–0	8,500
October 24	7:00 PM	at Towson	#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	#9 Richmond		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 21–20	6,211
November 21	12:00 PM	at #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.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

at Connecticut

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

See also: 2015 Connecticut Huskies football team

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

See also: 2015 Fordham Rams football team

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

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

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

See also: 2015 Penn Quakers football team

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

See also: 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team

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

See also: 2015 Albany Great Danes football team

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

See also: 2015 Towson Tigers football team

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

See also: 2015 Maine Black Bears football team

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

See also: 2015 Rhode Island Rams football team

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

See also: 2015 Richmond Spiders football team

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

See also: 2015 James Madison Dukes football team

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