2016 Villanova Wildcats football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 7–10 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 11
FCS Coaches	No. 13
Record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (32nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (18th season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (5th season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons ←  2015 2017 →

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^		5	–	3					10	–	4
Maine		5	–	3					6	–	5
Albany		4	–	4					7	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	4					5	–	6
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	7
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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
September 3	1:30 pm	at Pittsburgh*	No. 23	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 7–28	50,149
September 10	6:00 pm	Lehigh*	No. 22	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	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	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	WBPH-TV	W 31–14	7,441
October 1	3:30 pm	at Elon	No. 17	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	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	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 0–23	8,700
October 22	3:30 pm	No. 23 Albany	No. 16	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	W 24–13	5,109
November 5	12:00 pm	at Maine	No. 10	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	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	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE ( Battle of the Blue)	CSN	W 41–10	15,987
November 26	2:00 pm	St. Francis (PA)*	No. 9	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA ( NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 31–21	2,059
December 3	3:00 pm	at No. 7 South Dakota State*	No. 9	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I Second Round)	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

Game summaries

At Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Wildcats	0	0	7	0	7
Panthers	0	14	7	7	28

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	14	0	7	21
#22 Wildcats	6	0	14	6	26

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	7	0	7	21
#21 Wildcats	7	19	0	14	40

At Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Wildcats	7	10	14	0	31
Leopards	0	7	7	0	14

At Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Wildcats	14	21	7	0	42
Phoenix	0	0	0	7	7

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
#14 Wildcats	21	7	7	0	35

At Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Spiders	7	3	3	10	23

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Great Danes	0	0	0	13	13
#16 Wildcats	7	7	10	0	24

At Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Wildcats	0	10	9	7	26
Black Bears	0	0	7	0	7

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Dukes	7	0	3	10	20
#9 Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7

At Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Wildcats	7	20	7	7	41
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	0	0	10

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	0	0	14	21
#9 Wildcats	17	14	0	0	31

Second Round–South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
#7 Jackrabbits	7	0	0	3	10

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	23	22	21	19	17	14	13	16	11	10	9	13	9	11
Coaches	22	19	18	15	14	12	11	17	13	12	11	15	11	13

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