2009 Villanova Wildcats football team

2009 Villanova Wildcats football

NCAA Division I FCS national champion CAA co-champion Lambert Cup winner ECAC Team of the Year
Division I FCS Championship, W 23–21 vs. Montana
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
2009 record	14–1 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (25th year)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (11th year)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Reardon (5th year)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium (Capacity: 12,000)

2009 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
#7 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2		10	–	3
Maine		4	–	4		5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5		5	–	6
UMass		3	–	5		5	–	6
Northeastern		3	–	5		3	–	8
Rhode Island		0	–	8		1	–	10
South
#1 Villanova x+^		7	–	1		14	–	1
#5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1		11	–	2
#4 William & Mary ^		6	–	2		11	–	3
Delaware		4	–	4		6	–	5
James Madison		4	–	4		6	–	5
Towson		1	–	7		2	–	9

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

The 2009 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. They were co-champions of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and advanced to the National Championship game where they defeated Montana, 23–21. It was Villanova's first national championship in football. They finished with a record of 14–1, 7–1 in CAA play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	at Temple*	No. 5	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)		W 27–24	27,759
September 10	7:00 PM	Lehigh*	No. 3	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	FCS	W 38–17	8,811
September 19	7:00 PM	Penn*	No. 2	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	TCN	W 14–3	14,876
September 26	3:30 PM	Northeastern	No. 2	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	TCN	W 56–7	11,119
October 3	3:30 PM	No. 5 William & Mary	No. 2	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	Versus	W 28–17	8,217
October 10	12:00 PM	at No. 5 New Hampshire	No. 2	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH		L 24–28	14,811
October 17	3:30 PM	at No. 16 James Madison	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	TCN	W 27–0	16,037
October 24	3:30 PM	Rhode Island	No. 4	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		W 36–7	5,517
November 7	3:30 PM	at No. 1 Richmond	No. 4	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	W 21–20	11,667
November 14	1:00 PM	at Towson	No. 2	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD		W 49–7	5,339
November 21	3:30 PM	at No. 25 Delaware	No. 2	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	TCN	W 30–12	12,073
November 28	12:00 PM	No. 17 Holy Cross*	No. 2	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (FCS First Round)		W 38–28	4,319
December 5	3:30 PM	No. 10 New Hampshire*	No. 2	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (FCS Quarterfinals)	CSN	W 46–7	2,661
December 11	8:00 PM	No. 6 William & Mary*	No. 2	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (FCS Semifinals)	ESPN2	W 14–13	4,171
December 18	8:00 PM	vs. No. 1 Montana*	No. 2	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (FCS National Championship)	ESPN2	W 23–21	14,328
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

2009 Villanova Wildcats football—NCAA Division I FCS national champions

Ben Ijalana Matt Szczur Ross Ventrone Head coach: Andy Talley

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

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions

1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky

1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern

1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern

2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova

2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State

2009 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Elon Holy Cross McNeese State Montana New Hampshire Richmond South Carolina State South Dakota State Southern Illinois Stephen F. Austin Villanova Weber State William & Mary

Champion – Villanova Wildcats

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