# 2022 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 2022 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was led by sixth-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played its home games at Villanova Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Lehigh* | No. 6 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | FloSports | W 45–17 | 6,101 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at LIU* | No. 6 | Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY | NEC Front Row | W 38–21 | 4,812 |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | No. 7 | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 10–49 | 32,320 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Monmouth | No. 9 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | FloSports | L 42–49 | 12,001 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maine | No. 14 | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | W 45–20 | 7,168 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Richmond | No. 17 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports | L 10–20 | 7,830 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Albany | | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | FloSports | W 31–29 | 6,741 |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Hampton | | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | FloSports | W 24–10 | 4,097 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Towson | | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | FloSports | L 3–27 | 4,057 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 William & Mary | | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | FloSports | L 12–45 | 10,280 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 20 Delaware | | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA (Battle of the Blue) | FloSports | W 29–26 | 6,451 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Lehigh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 6 Wildcats | 3 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 45 |

### At LIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Sharks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### At (FBS) Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| (FBS) Black Knights | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
* Date: September 17, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: S 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 32,320
* Referee: Darryl Deberry
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
* ESPN – Villanova Wildcats at Army Black Knights /// Box Score, Villanova at Army /// Army Pregame Notes /// Villanova Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First quarter
(10:50) ARMY TD – Tyhier Tyler 7-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:15; Army 7–0
(05:27) VIL TD – Rayjuon Pringle 5-yard pass from Connor Watkins, Matthew Mercurio kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23; Tied 7–7
(01:20) ARMY TD – Tyhier Tyler 23-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:03; Army 14–7
Second quarter
(05:12) ARMY TD – Cade Ballard 6-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:42; Army 21–7
Third quarter
(13:11) ARMY TD – Tyson Riley 70-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:43; Army 28–7
(08:27) VIL FG – Matthew Mercurio 40-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:38; Army 28–10
Fourth quarter
(14:56) ARMY TD – Tyhier Tyler 3-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:31; Army 35–10
(12:53) ARMY TD – Tyrell Robinson 73-yard punt return, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Army 42–10
(04:29) ARMY TD – Hayden Reed 24-yard rush, Trey Gronotte kick Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:14; Army 49–10
Passing
VIL – Connor Watkins: 12/21, 74 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
ARMY – Cade Ballard: 0/1, 0 yards
Rushing
VIL – Connor Watkins: 10 carries, 60 yards
ARMY – Tyson Riley: 21 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
VIL – Rayjuon Pringle: 6 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
ARMY – No Receptions
Defense
VIL – Timmy Furgeson: 8 total tackles (3 solo, 5 assisted)
ARMY – Leo Lowin: 7 total tackles (4 solo, 3 assisted) :
| Statistics | VIL | ARMY |
| First downs | 15 | 20 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 1–9 | 4–10 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2–3 | 3–3 |
| Plays–yards | 57–247 | 56–472 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–173 | 55–472 |
| Passing yards | 74 | 0 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–22–2 | 0–1–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 7–55 | 7–80 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:17 | 30:43 |

### Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| No. 9 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### At Maine

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Wildcats | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Black Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |

### At No. 21 Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 21 Spiders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |

### Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 29 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |

### Hampton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### At Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |

### At No. 8 William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| No. 8 Tribe | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |

### No. 20 Delaware

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |