# 2014 Villanova Wildcats football team

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 DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN3 | L 26–27 $^{2OT}$ | 41,189 |
| September 6 | 3:30 pm | No. 11 Fordham* | No. 10 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | ASN | W 50–6 | 6,151 |
| September 20 | 12:30 pm | James Madison | No. 8 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | CSN | W 49–31 | 10,781 |
| September 27 | 3:00 pm | at Penn* | No. 6 | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA | | W 41–7 | 12,353 |
| October 4 | 12:30 pm | at Maine | No. 6 | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | | W 41–20 | 5,173 |
| October 11 | 1:00 pm | Rhode Island | No. 6 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | NNAA | W 44–21 | 3,611 |
| October 18 | 3:30 pm | at No. 15 William & Mary | No. 5 | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | | W 35–31 | 10,764 |
| October 25 | 3:30 pm | Morgan State* | No. 5 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | NNAA | W 48–28 | 7,821 |
| November 1 | 12:30 pm | at No. 13 Richmond | No. 4 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | CSN | L 9–10 | 7,902 |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | Towson | No. 7 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | | W 42–14 | 4,529 |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | Albany | No. 6 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | ASN | W 48–31 | 4,541 |
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | at Delaware | No. 6 | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (Battle of the Blue) | | W 35–28 | 17,056 |
| December 6 | 4:30 pm | No. 20 Liberty* | No. 5 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, 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 StadiumVillanova, PA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) | ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 2,333 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 |