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American college football season
The 2023 Villanova Wildcats football team represented
Villanova University as a member of the
Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the
2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach
Mark Ferrante and played home games at
Villanova Stadium in
Villanova, Pennsylvania .
The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the
Thirteen Colonies .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 12:00 p.m. at
Lehigh *
ESPN+ W 38–104,360
September 9 6:00 p.m.
Colgate *
FloSports W 42–195,101
September 16 6:30 p.m. at
UCF * No. 24 ESPN+ L 14–4844,206
September 23 2:00 p.m. No. 17
Rhode Island No. 25 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA FloSports W 35–95,913
September 30 3:30 p.m. at
Albany No. 16 FloSports L 10–317,071
October 7 4:00 p.m. at
North Carolina A&T FloSports W 37–148,098
October 14 1:00 p.m.
Elon Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA FloSports W 21–02,429
October 28 2:00 p.m.
Stony Brook No. 19 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA FloSports W 48–135,119
November 4 1:00 p.m. at
New Hampshire No. 17 FloSports W 45–336,633
November 11 1:00 p.m.
Towson No. 13 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA FloSports W 33–104,819
November 18 1:00 p.m. at No. 7
Delaware No. 10 FloSports, NBC Sports Philadelphia W 35–717,718
December 2 12:00 p.m. No. 21
Youngstown State * No. 6 ESPN+ W 45–282,015
December 9 12:00 p.m. at No. 1
South Dakota State * No. 6
ESPN L 12–2310,216
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Eastern time
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[2]
Game summaries
at Lehigh
Colgate
at UCF (FBS)
No. 24 (FCS) Villanova Wildcats at UCF Knights
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 24 (FCS) Wildcats
0
0
0 14 14
Knights
17
17
7 7 48
at
FBC Mortgage Stadium ,
Orlando, FL
Date : September 16, 2023Game time : 6:30 pm EDTGame attendance : 44,206TV announcers (
ESPN+ ) : Drew Fellios and Forrest Conoly
Gamecast
Game information
First Quarter
UCF: Colton Boomer 26-yard field goal, 9:21
UCF: Jordan McDonald 1-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer kick), 4:51
UCF: Jordan McDonald 1-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer kick), 1:01
Second Quarter
UCF: R.J. Harvey 5-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer kick), 7:47
UCF: Javon Baker 25 Yd pass from Timmy McClain (Colton Boomer kick), 5:04
UCF: Colton Boomer 41-yard field goal, 0:25
Third Quarter
UCF: R.J. Harvey 24-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer kick), 5:12
Fourth Quarter
Villanova: Connor Watkins 3-yard touchdown run (Matthew Mercurio kick), 13:42
UCF: Jaylon Griffin 36-yard touchdown pass from Timmy McClain (Colton Boomer kick), 11:22
Villanova: T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye 11-yard touchdown run (Matthew Mercurio kick), 4:44
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under
Statistics
NOVA
UCF
First downs
11
31
Total yards
228
600
Rushing yards
84
251
Passing yards
144
349
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
27:08
32:52
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Villanova
Passing
Connor Watkins
9-23, 144 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Deewil Barlee
7 carries, 39 yards
Receiving
Jaylan Sanchez
1 receptions, 45 yards
UCF
Passing
Timmy McClain
20-28, 321 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
Rushing
R. J. Harvey
14 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Kobe Hudson
6 receptions, 147 yards
References
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