2017 Villanova Wildcats football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Mark Ferrante (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (19th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Trainer (1st season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 11 Stony Brook ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 20 Elon ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 12 New Hampshire ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
Delaware	5	–	3	7	–	4
Richmond	4	–	4	6	–	5
Towson	3	–	5	5	–	6
Villanova	3	–	5	5	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	4	–	6
Albany	2	–	6	4	–	7
Rhode Island	2	–	6	3	–	8
William & Mary	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Lehigh*	No. 10	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	SE2	W 38–35	5,816
September 9	3:30 p.m.	at Temple*	No. 6	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	ESPN3	L 13–16	35,117
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Lafayette*	No. 7	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	ESPN3	W 59–0	9,671
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Albany	No. 7	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	ESPN3	L 10–19 ^OT	6,866
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Towson	No. 14	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TSN	W 24–9	5,017
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Maine	No. 12	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSL^[1]	W 31–0	4,505
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at No. 1 James Madison	No. 11	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (College GameDay)	CSL^[1]	L 8–30	25,993
October 28	3:30 p.m.	No. 10 Elon	No. 13	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	L 14–19	5,451
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Richmond	No. 20	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	NNAA	L 0–22	3,508
November 11	12:30 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	CSL	L 6–20	2,877
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Delaware		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	NNAA	W 28–7	5,109
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Wildcats	7	21	7	3	38
No. 17 Mountain Hawks	7	7	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Wildcats	0	0	3	10	13
Owls	3	7	3	3	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	0	0	0	0
No. 7 Wildcats	13	36	7	3	59

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 7 Wildcats	0	0	0	10	0	10
Great Danes	0	3	0	7	9	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Wildcats	7	0	3	14	24
Tigers	0	6	4	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	0	0	0	0
No. 12 Wildcats	7	14	7	3	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Wildcats	0	0	0	8	8
No. 1 Dukes	3	10	3	14	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Phoenix	0	7	3	9	19
No. 13 Wildcats	7	0	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	3	5	14	0	22
No. 20 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	0	3	0	6
Rams	3	7	10	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	7	7
Wildcats	14	0	14	0	28

^ ^a ^b Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA Partners With CBS Spots Digital". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Delaware: Battle of the Blue Temple: Mayor's Cup
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