2008 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 2008 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the Villanova University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their 24th year under head coach Andy Talley, the team compiled a 10–3 record.

2008 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record10–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSam Venuto (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Reardon (4th season)
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 18 Maine ^  5 –3   8 –5  
UMass  4 –4   7 –5  
Hofstra  2 –6   4 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –7   3 –9  
Northeastern  1 –7   2 –10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 6 Villanova ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 1 Richmond ^  6 –2   13 –3  
No. 20 William & Mary  5 –3   7 –4  
Delaware  2 –6   4 –8  
Towson  1 –7   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at No. 8 (FCS) West Virginia*
L 21–4860,566[1]
September 13Lehigh*No. 21
W 33–1411,101[2]
September 20at Penn*No. 19
W 20–14 OT14,758[3]
September 27No. 1 RichmondNo. 19
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 26–206,107[4]
October 4at William & MaryNo. 14
W 38–2810,632[5]
October 18at Rhode IslandNo. 7
W 44–7[6]
October 25No. 1 James MadisonNo. 7
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
L 19–236,721[7]
November 1at NortheasternNo. 7
W 20–142,205[8]
November 8No. 8 New HampshireNo. 6
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 24–136,627[9]
November 15TowsonNo. 6
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 34–315,101[10]
November 22at DelawareNo. 7
W 21–721,457[11]
November 29No. 17 Colgate*No. 6
W 55–284,489[12]
December 6at No. 1 James MadisonNo. 6
L 27–3113,780[13]

References
  1. "White has record day in victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 31, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Defense drives 'Nova win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 14, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "'Nova switches QBs, gets by Penn in OT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Marcoux, Villanova knock off top-ranked Richmond". The Morning Call. September 28, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cats' first half leads to victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Villanova cruises past Rhode Island". The News Journal. October 19, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Late TD lifts JMU over Villanova, 23–19". The Daily News Leader. October 26, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Huskies battle, but lose fight". The Boston Globe. November 2, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Villanova tops UNH". The Burlington Free Press. November 9, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Behind strong Schaefer effort, Towson falls short". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "UD offense freezes against Villanova". The News Journal. November 23, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "'Nova starts fast, races past Colgate". Press and Sun-Bulletin. November 30, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Villanova's season ended in playoffs by James Madison". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 7, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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