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Villanova at North Carolina A&T

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Villanova beat North Carolina A&T 37–⁠14. It was their first meeting; after it, Villanova led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayVillanova10–⁠3 in 2023
37
HomeNorth Carolina A&T1–⁠10 in 2023
14

Final at Aggie Stadium, GreensboroAttendance 8,098

At kickoff
68°F, a few clouds, wind 13 mph from the northwest, gusts to 23 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO), 16 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official
Henry WimbergGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Villanova10207037
North Carolina A&T770014

Standouts

Player stats

Villanova

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Connor Watkins16/2328930
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dee Wil Barlee1694121
Jalen Jackson1477014
T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye1361025
Connor Watkins612019
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaylan Sanchez6158259
Rayjoun Pringle697123
T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye227018
Jaaron Hayek2705

North Carolina A&T

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kevin White8/176400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kenji Christian1164012
Kevin White1344125
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nicholas Dobson452020
Darren Bennett1707
Laquan Veney2305
Kenji Christian1202

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

VillanovaNorth Carolina A&T
537Total yards172
289Passing yards64
248Rushing yards108
12.6Yards per pass3.8
4.8Yards per rush3.9
25First downs8
8–⁠16Third downs2–⁠11
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers0
0–⁠0Penalties3–⁠20
37:27Possession22:33

Efficiency

VillanovaNorth Carolina A&T
56%Success rate33%
0.29EPA per play−0.10
0.94Explosiveness0.80
0.11Rushing EPA0.16
0.64Passing EPA−0.40
33%Passing-down success6%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Villanova 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Villanova −15, over/under 46.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

North Carolina A&T end zoneVillanova end zoneQ1 VillanovaField goal, 14 playsQ1 VillanovaTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ1 VillanovaField goal, 9 playsQ2 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ2 VillanovaPunt, 3 playsQ2 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 VillanovaTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 North Carolina A&TPunt, 6 playsQ2 VillanovaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 VillanovaField goal, 7 playsQ3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ3 VillanovaPunt, 9 playsQ3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ3 VillanovaTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ3 VillanovaPunt, 3 playsQ3 North Carolina A&TMissed FG, 9 playsQ4 VillanovaPunt, 3 playsQ4 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ4 VillanovaFumble, 5 playsQ4 North Carolina A&TTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 VillanovaEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Carolina A&T drives left to right, Villanova right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 VillanovaField goal, 14 plays, 64 yards
  2. Q1 VillanovaTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  4. Q1 VillanovaField goal, 9 plays, 47 yards
  5. Q2 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  6. Q2 VillanovaPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  7. Q2 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 3 plays, 33 yards
  8. Q2 VillanovaTouchdown, 9 plays, 85 yards
  9. Q2 North Carolina A&TPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  10. Q2 VillanovaTouchdown, 7 plays, 62 yards
  11. Q2 VillanovaField goal, 7 plays, 47 yards
  12. Q3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  13. Q3 VillanovaPunt, 9 plays, 34 yards
  14. Q3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  15. Q3 VillanovaTouchdown, 3 plays, 65 yards
  16. Q3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  17. Q3 VillanovaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  18. Q3 North Carolina A&TMissed FG, 9 plays, 51 yards
  19. Q4 VillanovaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  20. Q4 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  21. Q4 VillanovaFumble, 5 plays, 55 yards
  22. Q4 North Carolina A&TTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 48 yards
  23. Q4 VillanovaEnd of game, 2 plays, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Villanova 10, North Carolina A&T 7
Villanova Field goal, 14 plays
14:54Owen Daffer kickoff for 60 yds
14:541st & 10 at own 28DeeWil Barlee run for 6 yds to the VILL 34
14:542nd & 4 at own 34DeeWil Barlee run for 2 yds to the VILL 36
14:543rd & 2 at own 36DeeWil Barlee run for 7 yds to the VILL 43 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 43TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
14:542nd & 3 at the 50TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 6 yds to the NCAT 44 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 44Connor Watkins sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the NCAT 49
14:542nd & 15 at opp 49Connor Watkins pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 14 yds to the NCAT 35
14:543rd & 1 at opp 35Jalen Jackson run for 5 yds to the NCAT 30 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 30Jalen Jackson run for 9 yds to the NCAT 21
14:542nd & 1 at opp 21Jalen Jackson run for 14 yds to the NCAT 7 for a 1ST down
14:541st & goal at opp 7DeeWil Barlee run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 8
14:542nd & goal at opp 8Connor Watkins pass incomplete
14:543rd & goal at opp 8Jalen Jackson run for no gain to the NCAT 8
8:264th & goal at opp 8Matthew Mercurio 25 yd FG GOODVillanova 3, North Carolina A&T 0
Villanova Touchdown, 4 plays
8:13Taymon Cooke 95 Yd Kickoff Return (Owen Daffer Kick)North Carolina A&T 7, Villanova 3
8:06Owen Daffer kickoff for 65 yds
8:061st & 10 at own 25DeeWil Barlee run for 11 yds to the VILL 36 for a 1ST down
8:061st & 10 at own 36DeeWil Barlee run for 3 yds to the VILL 39
8:062nd & 7 at own 39DeeWil Barlee run for 3 yds to the VILL 42
6:063rd & 4 at own 42Jaylan Sanchez 58 Yd pass from Connor Watkins (Matthew Mercurio Kick)Villanova 10, North Carolina A&T 7
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
6:06Nathan Fondacaro kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:061st & 10 at own 25Kevin White pass incomplete
6:062nd & 10 at own 25Kenji Christian run for 2 yds to the NCAT 27
6:063rd & 8 at own 27Kevin White pass complete to Kenji Christian for 2 yds to the NCAT 29
4:334th & 6 at own 29Caleb Brickhouse punt for 39 yds
Villanova Field goal, 9 plays
4:331st & 10 at own 32TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 3 yds to the VILL 35
4:332nd & 7 at own 35TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 5 yds to the VILL 40
4:333rd & 2 at own 40Jalen Jackson run for 2 yds to the VILL 42 for a 1ST down
4:331st & 10 at own 42Connor Watkins pass complete to Rayjuon Pringle for 20 yds to the NCAT 38 for a 1ST down
4:331st & 10 at opp 38Jalen Jackson run for 12 yds to the NCAT 26 for a 1ST down
4:331st & 10 at opp 26TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 1 yd to the NCAT 25
0:002nd & 9 at opp 25Rayjuon Pringle run for 4 yds to the NCAT 21 Rayjuon Pringle fumbled, recovered by VILL
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 21Connor Watkins pass incomplete
Q2 14:504th & 5 at opp 21Matthew Mercurio 39 Yd Field GoalVillanova 13, North Carolina A&T 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then Villanova 30, North Carolina A&T 14
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
14:50Nathan Fondacaro kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:501st & 10 at own 25Wesley Graves run for 6 yds to the NCAT 31
14:502nd & 4 at own 31Kevin White run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 29
14:503rd & 6 at own 29Kevin White pass incomplete
13:224th & 6 at own 29Caleb Brickhouse punt for 59 yds, downed at the VILL 12
Villanova Punt, 3 plays
13:221st & 10 at own 12DeeWil Barlee run for 1 yd to the VILL 13
13:222nd & 9 at own 13Connor Watkins pass incomplete
13:223rd & 9 at own 13Connor Watkins sacked by Anthony Hairston II for a loss of 8 yards to the VILL 5
11:534th & 17 at own 5Nathan Fondacaro punt for 39 yds
North Carolina A&T Touchdown, 3 plays
11:531st & 10 at opp 33Kevin White run for 3 yds to the VILL 30
11:532nd & 7 at opp 30Kevin White pass complete to Laquan Veney for 5 yds to the VILL 25
10:273rd & 2 at opp 25Kevin White 25 Yd Run (Owen Daffer Kick)North Carolina A&T 14, Villanova 13
Villanova Touchdown, 9 plays
10:19Owen Daffer kickoff for 49 yds
10:191st & 10 at own 15Connor Watkins pass complete to Jaaron Hayek for 2 yds to the VILL 17
10:192nd & 8 at own 17DeeWil Barlee run for 9 yds to the VILL 26 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at own 26Connor Watkins pass complete to Rayjuon Pringle for 23 yds to the VILL 49 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at own 49DeeWil Barlee run for 7 yds to the NCAT 44
10:192nd & 3 at opp 44Connor Watkins pass complete to TD Ayo-Durojaiye for 9 yds to the NCAT 35 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at opp 35TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 5 yds to the NCAT 30
10:192nd & 5 at opp 30TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 4 yds to the NCAT 26
10:193rd & 1 at opp 26DeeWil Barlee run for 5 yds to the NCAT 21 for a 1ST down
4:561st & 10 at opp 21DeeWil Barlee 21 Yd Run (Matthew Mercurio Kick)Villanova 20, North Carolina A&T 14
North Carolina A&T Punt, 6 plays
4:55Nathan Fondacaro kickoff for 65 yds , return for no gain to the NCAT 17
4:551st & 10 at own 17Kevin White run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 16
4:552nd & 11 at own 16Kevin White pass incomplete
4:553rd & 11 at own 16Kevin White run for 11 yds to the NCAT 27 for a 1ST down
4:551st & 10 at own 27Kevin White pass incomplete
2:583rd & 18 at own 19Timeout Villanova, clock 02:58
2:582nd & 10 at own 27Wesley Graves run for a loss of 8 yards to the NCAT 19
2:514th & 7 at own 30Timeout Villanova, clock 02:51
2:513rd & 18 at own 19Kevin White run for 11 yds to the NCAT 30
2:454th & 7 at own 30Caleb Brickhouse punt for 32 yds
Villanova Touchdown, 7 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 38Connor Watkins pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 17 yds to the NCAT 45 for a 1ST down
2:451st & 10 at opp 45Connor Watkins pass complete to Jaaron Hayek for 5 yds to the NCAT 40
2:452nd & 5 at opp 40Connor Watkins pass complete to Rayjuon Pringle for 20 yds to the NCAT 20 for a 1ST down
2:451st & 10 at opp 20Connor Watkins pass incomplete
1:443rd & 5 at opp 15Timeout North Carolina A&T, clock 01:44
1:442nd & 10 at opp 20Connor Watkins pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 5 yds to the NCAT 15
1:443rd & 5 at opp 15Connor Watkins run for 6 yds to the NCAT 9 for a 1ST down
1:241st & goal at opp 9Rayjuon Pringle 9 Yd pass from Connor Watkins (Matthew Mercurio Kick)Villanova 27, North Carolina A&T 14
Villanova Field goal, 7 plays
1:241st & 10 at opp 49Connor Watkins pass complete to Rayjuon Pringle for 16 yds to the NCAT 33 for a 1ST down
1:241st & 10 at opp 33Connor Watkins pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 5 yds to the NCAT 28
1:242nd & 5 at opp 28Connor Watkins pass complete to TD Ayo-Durojaiye for 18 yds to the NCAT 10 for a 1ST down
1:241st & goal at opp 10Connor Watkins pass incomplete
1:242nd & goal at opp 10Connor Watkins pass complete to Rayjuon Pringle for 9 yds to the NCAT 1
0:034th & goal at opp 2Timeout Villanova, clock 00:03
0:033rd & goal at opp 1DeeWil Barlee run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 2
0:004th & goal at opp 2Matthew Mercurio 19 Yd Field GoalVillanova 30, North Carolina A&T 14
3rd quarter7 drives, then Villanova 37, North Carolina A&T 14
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
14:49Matthew Mercurio kickoff for 63 yds
14:491st & 10 at own 26Kevin White pass incomplete
14:492nd & 10 at own 26Kenji Christian run for 6 yds to the NCAT 32
14:493rd & 4 at own 32Kevin White pass incomplete
14:004th & 4 at own 32Caleb Brickhouse punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Rayjuon Pringle at the VILL 23
Villanova Punt, 9 plays
14:001st & 10 at own 23DeeWil Barlee run for 6 yds to the VILL 29
14:002nd & 4 at own 29DeeWil Barlee run for 11 yds to the VILL 40 for a 1ST down
14:001st & 10 at own 40DeeWil Barlee run for 4 yds to the VILL 44
14:002nd & 6 at own 44Jalen Jackson run for 4 yds to the VILL 48
14:003rd & 2 at own 48Jalen Jackson run for 5 yds to the NCAT 47 for a 1ST down
14:001st & 10 at opp 47Jalen Jackson run for 10 yds to the NCAT 37 for a 1ST down
14:001st & 10 at opp 37TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 3 yds to the NCAT 34
14:002nd & 7 at opp 34TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCAT 37
8:184th & 16 at opp 43Timeout North Carolina A&T, clock 08:18
8:183rd & 10 at opp 37Connor Watkins sacked by Karon Prunty for a loss of 6 yards to the NCAT 43
8:084th & 16 at opp 43Connor Watkins punt for 34 yds, downed at the NCAT 9
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
8:081st & 10 at own 9Kenji Christian run for 2 yds to the NCAT 11
8:082nd & 8 at own 11Kenji Christian run for 5 yds to the NCAT 16
8:083rd & 3 at own 16North Carolina A&T Penalty, False Start (Jason Ivey) to the NCAT 11
8:083rd & 8 at own 11Kevin White sacked by Danny Abraham for a loss of 5 yards to the NCAT 6
5:534th & 13 at own 6Caleb Brickhouse punt for 53 yds
Villanova Touchdown, 3 plays
5:531st & 10 at own 35Connor Watkins run for 6 yds to the VILL 41
5:532nd & 4 at own 41Connor Watkins pass incomplete
4:573rd & 4 at own 41Jaylan Sanchez 59 Yd pass from Connor Watkins (Matthew Mercurio Kick)Villanova 37, North Carolina A&T 14
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
4:48Matthew Mercurio kickoff for 52 yds
4:481st & 10 at own 36Wesley Graves run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 34
4:482nd & 12 at own 34Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the NCAT 38
4:483rd & 8 at own 38Kevin White pass incomplete
3:054th & 8 at own 38Caleb Brickhouse punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Rayjuon Pringle at the VILL 25
Villanova Punt, 3 plays
3:051st & 10 at own 25TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 4 yds to the VILL 29
3:052nd & 6 at own 29TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for a loss of 1 yard to the VILL 28
3:053rd & 7 at own 28Connor Watkins pass incomplete
1:304th & 7 at own 28Nathan Fondacaro punt for 56 yds
North Carolina A&T Missed FG, 9 plays
1:301st & 10 at own 26Kevin White run for 7 yds to the NCAT 33
1:302nd & 3 at own 33Kenji Christian run for 12 yds to the NCAT 45 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 45Kenji Christian run for 11 yds to the VILL 44 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 44Kenji Christian run for 6 yds to the VILL 38
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at opp 38Kevin White pass complete to Nicholas Dobson for 20 yds to the VILL 18 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 18Kevin White run for 5 yds to the VILL 13
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at opp 13Kevin White pass incomplete
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at opp 13Kevin White sacked by Chandon Pierre for a loss of 5 yards to the VILL 18
Q4 15:004th & 10 at opp 18North Carolina A&T Penalty, Delay Of Game (TEAM) to the VILL 23
Q4 12:064th & 15 at opp 23Owen Daffer 41 yd FG MISSED
4th quarter5 drives, then Villanova 37, North Carolina A&T 14
Villanova Punt, 3 plays
12:061st & 10 at own 23Jalen Jackson run for 7 yds to the VILL 30
12:062nd & 3 at own 30Jalen Jackson run for 1 yd to the VILL 31
12:063rd & 2 at own 31Jalen Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the VILL 30
10:174th & 3 at own 30Nathan Fondacaro punt for 38 yds
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
10:171st & 10 at own 32Kevin White pass incomplete
10:172nd & 10 at own 32Kevin White pass complete to Laquan Veney for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 30
10:173rd & 12 at own 30Kevin White run for 6 yds to the NCAT 36
8:464th & 6 at own 36Caleb Brickhouse punt for 39 yds, downed at the VILL 25
Villanova Fumble, 5 plays
8:461st & 10 at own 25Connor Watkins run for 19 yds to the VILL 44 for a 1ST down
8:461st & 10 at own 44TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 25 yds to the NCAT 31 for a 1ST down
8:461st & 10 at opp 31TD Ayo-Durojaiye run for 2 yds to the NCAT 29
8:462nd & 8 at opp 29Jalen Jackson run for 6 yds to the NCAT 23
5:543rd & 2 at opp 23Jalen Jackson run for 3 yds to the NCAT 20 Jalen Jackson fumbled, recovered by NCAT Joshua Iseah
North Carolina A&T Turnover on downs, 10 plays
5:541st & 10 at own 20Kevin White pass complete to Nicholas Dobson for 7 yds to the NCAT 27
5:542nd & 3 at own 27Kenji Christian run for 7 yds to the NCAT 34 for a 1ST down
5:541st & 10 at own 34Kenji Christian run for 4 yds to the NCAT 38
5:542nd & 6 at own 38Kevin White pass complete to Nicholas Dobson for 19 yds to the VILL 43 for a 1ST down
5:541st & 10 at opp 43Kevin White pass complete to Darren Bennett for 7 yds to the VILL 36
5:542nd & 3 at opp 36Kenji Christian run for 9 yds to the VILL 27 for a 1ST down
5:541st & 10 at opp 27Kenji Christian run for no gain to the VILL 27
5:542nd & 10 at opp 27Kevin White pass complete to Nicholas Dobson for 6 yds to the VILL 21
5:543rd & 4 at opp 21Kevin White sacked by Tyrell Mims for a loss of 3 yards to the VILL 24
1:144th & 7 at opp 24Kevin White sacked by Camden Gagnon for a loss of 8 yards to the VILL 32
Villanova End of game, 2 plays
1:141st & 10 at own 32[NHSG] Kneel down by WATKINS, Connor at NOV32 (team loss of 0).
0:002nd & 10 at own 32[NHSG] Kneel down by WATKINS, Connor at NOV32 (team loss of 0), clock 00:00.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Villanova leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Villanova 31, North Carolina A&T 3
2023Villanova 37, North Carolina A&T 14

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