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American college football season
The 2021 Villanova Wildcats football team represented
Villanova University in the
2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach
Mark Ferrante and played their home games at
Villanova Stadium. They competed as a member of the
Colonial Athletic Association.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Lehigh* | No. 16 | |
ESPN+ | W 47–3 | 4,101
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September 11 | 6:00 p.m. |
Bucknell* | No. 12 | |
FloFootball | W 55–3 | 8,219
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September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 21
Richmond | No. 12 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| FloFootball | W 34–27 | 12,001
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September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6
(FBS)
Penn State* | No. 11 | |
BTN | L 17–38 | 105,790
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October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3
James Madison | No. 11 | | FloFootball | W 28–27 | 25,035
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October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at
Albany | No. 6 | | FloFootball | W 17–10 | 7,121
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October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18
Rhode Island | No. 5 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| FloFootball | W 44–0 | 7,341
|
October 30 | 1:00 p.m. |
William & Mary | No. 4 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| FloFootball | L 18–31 | 5,101
|
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at
Elon | No. 10 | | FloFootball | W 35–0 | 8,865
|
November 13 | 1:00 p.m. |
Stony Brook | No. 8 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| FloFootball | W 33–14 | 4,421
|
November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at
Delaware | No. 6 | | FloFootball | W 21–13 | 11,437
|
December 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 24
Holy Cross* | No. 6 | | ESPN+ | W 21–16 | 5,109
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December 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11
South Dakota State* | No. 6 | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA (NCAA Division Quarterfinal)
| ESPN+ | L 21–35 | 3,401
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Game summaries
at No. 6 (FBS) Penn State
No. 11 Villanova at No. 6 (FBS) Penn State – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Villanova |
3 |
0 |
0 | 14 | 17 |
No. 6 (FBS) Penn State |
7 |
10 |
14 | 7 | 38 |
at
Beaver Stadium,
University Park, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
EDT
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 105,790
- Referee: Jerry McGinn
- TV announcers (
BTN):
Mark Followill (play-by-play),
Matt Millen (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
- Pregame line: None (due to Villanova's FCS status) • Odds to win: Penn State 96.8% •
ESPN box score
Game information
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- First quarter
- PSU –
Jahan Dotson, 52-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford,
Jordan Stout kick, 12:59 (PSU, 7–0)
- VU – Cole Bunce, 39-yard field goal, 1:21 (PSU, 7–3)
- Second quarter
- PSU – Parker Washington, 52-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 14:07 (PSU, 14–3)
- PSU – Stout, 29-yard field goal, 8:26 (PSU, 17–3)
- Third quarter
- PSU –
KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 83-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 14:14 (PSU, 24–3)
- PSU – Washington, 23-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 1:58 (PSU, 31–3)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU –
Tyler Warren, 3-yard TD run, Stout kick, 13:58 (PSU, 38–3)
- VU – Rayjoun Pringle, 57-yard TD pass from Daniel Smith, Bunce kick, 9:42 (PSU, 38–10)
- VU – Pringle, 17-yard TD pass from Smith, Bunce kick, 1:38 (PSU, 38–17)
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Statistics
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VU
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PSU
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First downs |
15 |
20
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Plays–yards |
60–280 |
65–509
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Rushes–yards |
26–58 |
34–80
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Passing yards |
222 |
429
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Passing: comp–att–int |
20–34–1 |
22–31–1
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Time of possession |
31:15 |
28:45
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Villanova
|
Passing |
Daniel Smith |
20/34, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT
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Rushing |
Jalen Jackson |
7 carries, 58 yards
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Receiving |
Rayjoun Pringle |
4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
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Penn State
|
Passing |
Sean Clifford |
19/26, 401 yards, 4 TD, INT
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Rushing |
John Lovett |
11 carries, 45 yards
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Receiving |
Parker Washington |
5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
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