2005 Villanova Wildcats football team

2005 Villanova Wildcats football

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2005 record	4–7 (2–6 A-10)
Head coach	Andy Talley (21st year)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Reardon (1st year)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium (Capacity: 12,000)

2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
#5 New Hampshire x$^		7	–	1		11	–	2
#19 UMass		6	–	2		7	–	4
Hofstra		6	–	3		8	–	4
Maine		3	–	5		5	–	6
Northeastern		3	–	6		3	–	9
Rhode Island		2	–	6		4	–	7
South
#8 Richmond x$^		7	–	1		9	–	4
#25 James Madison		5	–	3		7	–	4
Towson		4	–	5		7	–	4
Delaware		3	–	5		6	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5		5	–	6
Villanova		2	–	6		4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2005 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Wildcats were led by 21st year head coach Andy Talley and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They finished the season with an overall record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–6 in the A-10).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	3:30 PM	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		L 6–38	32,412
September 17	7:00 PM	Northeastern	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	CN8	W 38–20	10,511
September 24	7:00 PM	at Penn*	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	CN8	W 28–24	23,257
October 1	12:30 PM	at No. 1 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	CN8	L 17–45	8,012
October 8	1:00 PM	at Richmond	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		L 20–38	3,508
October 15	1:00 PM	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA		W 38–10	3,259
October 22	3:00 PM	Rhode Island	Villanova Stadium • Villanova PA		L 30–48	5,109
October 29	6:00 PM	No. 9 William & Mary	Villanova Stadium • Villanova PA		W 35–21	6,207
November 5	1:00 PM	at Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson MD		L 19–40	4,027
November 12	1:30 PM	at No. 25 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA		L 13–28	10,984
November 19	1:00 PM	Delaware	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	CN8	L 13–38	9,611
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

*Schedule Source:^[1]

Villanova Wildcats football

Venues	Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Talen Energy Stadium (alternate; 2011–present)

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

Culture & lore	Will D. Cat "V for Villanova"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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