Villanova
2-2Patriot · Villanova Stadium · 12,500 · 5,221 avg in 2026
LastW 20–16 at Long Island University · Sat Sep 19 · Ja'briel Mace 97 rush yds, 1 TD, 35 rec yds
Nextvs Colgate · Sat Sep 26 · 2:30 pm ET · Villanova Stadium · series 5-1, won the last 5 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28 | #137 | #183 | -12.5✗ | William & Mary | L 32–35 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #137 | #236 | -22.5✗ | @Bucknell | W 17–16 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| 2 | Sep 11 | #145 | #58 | +39.5✗ | @Louisville | L 13–59 128 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #148 | #212 | -18.5✗ | @Long Island University | W 20–16 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #159 | #168 | Colgate | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #163 | #170 | Morgan State | ||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Fordham | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Lehigh | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Lafayette | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Richmond | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Holy Cross | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Georgetown |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @Long Island University | W 20–16 | — | — | — | -0.017 | 49.2% | 85.2% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 11 | @Louisville | L 13–59 | 253 | 1 | 30:51 | -0.013 | 25.4% | 122.6% | Most explosive |
| Sep 5 | @Bucknell | W 17–16 | — | — | — | +0.096 | 39.3% | 120.5% | One-score win |
| Aug 28 | William & Mary | L 32–35 | — | — | — | +0.123 | 50.0% | 120.9% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (4 games) | 253 | 1.0 | +0.047 | 41.0% | 112.3% | ||||
The FCS dynasty built from nothing in 1985, now moving to the Patriot League to align with academic mission and peer institutions.
The chip is geographic and cultural: Villanova is a Philadelphia Catholic school leaving the CAA (and a regional conference with rivals like Delaware, UCONN, Maine) for the Patriot League (a…
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What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
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Villanova has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs Colgate · at home
Outcome band · Villanova · 2026
Outcome band · Villanova · 2026Villanova's most likely season is 9-4 — a bowl game. The floor is 5-7; the ceiling is 12-1.
Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.
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Villanova won the 2009 FCS national championship over an undefeated Montana team, made the 2025 FCS semifinals at 12-3, and is moving to the Patriot League in 2026 -- a program that builds with discipline in the permanent shadow of its own basketball team's national titles.
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Omari Bursey: 15 tackles · 4 TFL · 1 sack vs William & Mary
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021. vs William & Mary (FCS) L 32-35.
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