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Villanova at Colgate

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Villanova beat Colgate 28–⁠3. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Villanova led the series 4–⁠1.

AwayVillanova10–⁠4 in 2024
28
HomeColgate2–⁠10 in 2024
3

Final at Andy Kerr Stadium, Hamilton56°F, rain shower, wind 4 mphTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,619

Official
Eric LewisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Villanova7071428
Colgate03003

Standouts

  • PassingConnor Watkins18 of 28, 247 yards, 2 TDVillanova
  • ReceivingDevin Smith5 catches, 113 yards, 2 TDVillanova

Player stats

Villanova

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Connor Watkins18/2824720
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Isaiah Ragland1258123
David Avit531013
Isaiah Wright2705
Connor Watkins55012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Devin Smith5113271
Jaylan Sanchez240025
Daniel Lopes336023
Ja’briel Mace216010

Colgate

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Michael Brescia16/3114000
Zach Osborne4/4300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Michael Brescia1457025
Marco Maldonado61406
Zach Osborne2806
Brendan Cassamajor2101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Treyvhon Saunders554036
Winston Moore230023
Marco Maldonado42206
Brady Hutchison31908

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

Team stats

VillanovaColgate
346Total yards226
247Passing yards143
99Rushing yards83
8.8Yards per pass4.0
3.8Yards per rush3.3
18First downs14
3–⁠9Third downs3–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠3
0Turnovers0
5–⁠40Penalties2–⁠14
22:20Possession28:44

Efficiency

VillanovaColgate
58%Success rate34%
0.24EPA per play−0.12
0.98Explosiveness0.99
0.14Rushing EPA−0.10
0.32Passing EPA−0.12
29%Passing-down success15%

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 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Villanova −19, over/under 49.5.

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

Every drive

Colgate end zoneVillanova end zoneQ1 ColgatePunt, 5 playsQ1 VillanovaPunt, 6 playsQ1 ColgatePunt, 6 playsQ1 VillanovaPunt, 3 playsQ1 ColgatePunt, 3 playsQ1 VillanovaTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 ColgateField goal, 9 playsQ2 VillanovaPunt, 4 playsQ2 ColgatePunt, 3 playsQ2 VillanovaPunt, 3 playsQ2 ColgateMissed FG, 10 playsQ2 VillanovaPunt, 10 playsQ2 ColgatePunt, 5 playsQ3 VillanovaTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 ColgateTurnover on downs, 13 playsQ3 VillanovaPunt, 4 playsQ3 ColgatePunt, 5 playsQ3 VillanovaTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 ColgateTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 VillanovaResult not recorded, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Colgate 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 ColgatePunt, 5 plays, 8 yards
  2. Q1 VillanovaPunt, 6 plays, 35 yards
  3. Q1 ColgatePunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  4. Q1 VillanovaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  5. Q1 ColgatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q1 VillanovaTouchdown, 2 plays, 69 yards
  7. Q1 ColgateField goal, 9 plays, 54 yards
  8. Q2 VillanovaPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  9. Q2 ColgatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  10. Q2 VillanovaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  11. Q2 ColgateMissed FG, 10 plays, 56 yards
  12. Q2 VillanovaPunt, 10 plays, 35 yards
  13. Q2 ColgatePunt, 5 plays, 3 yards
  14. Q3 VillanovaTouchdown, 6 plays, 60 yards
  15. Q3 ColgateTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 54 yards
  16. Q3 VillanovaPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
  17. Q3 ColgatePunt, 5 plays, 11 yards
  18. Q3 VillanovaTouchdown, 12 plays, 66 yards
  19. Q4 ColgateTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 27 yards
  20. Q4 VillanovaResult not recorded, 5 plays, −26 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Villanova 7, Colgate 0
Colgate Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ethan Gettman kickoff for 65 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Zach Osborne pass complete to Michael Brescia for 4 yds to the COLG 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Marco Maldonado run for 6 yds to the COLG 35 for a 1ST down
15:002nd & 7 at own 38Michael Brescia pass incomplete to Brady Hutchison, broken up by Ayden Howard
15:003rd & 7 at own 38pass incomplete to Marco Maldonado
15:004th & 7 at own 38Colgate Penalty, delay of game (Shelby Pruett) to the COLG 33
Colgate Field goal, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 27Maldonado,Marco rush right (Trinh,Ty;Sapp,Christian).
12:514th & 12 at own 33Shelby Pruett punt for 41 yds
Villanova Punt, 6 plays
12:511st & 10 at own 26Connor Watkins pass complete to Devin Smith for 11 yds to the VILL 37 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at own 37Isaiah Ragland run for 6 yds to the VILL 43
12:512nd & 4 at own 43Connor Watkins pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 15 yds to the COLG 42 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at opp 42Connor Watkins pass complete to Timmy Furgeson for 3 yds to the COLG 39
12:512nd & 7 at opp 39pass incomplete to Kenyon Miles
12:513rd & 7 at opp 39pass incomplete to Kenyon Miles
10:354th & 7 at opp 39Connor Watkins punt for 31 yds
Colgate Punt, 6 plays
10:351st & 10 at own 8Michael Brescia run for 4 yds to the COLG 12
10:352nd & 6 at own 12pass incomplete to Brady Hutchison
10:353rd & 6 at own 12Michael Brescia run for 11 yds to the COLG 23 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 23Marco Maldonado run for 2 yds to the COLG 25
10:352nd & 8 at own 25Michael Brescia pass incomplete to Treyvhon Saunders, broken up by Ethan Potter
10:353rd & 8 at own 25Villanova Penalty, off-side (Ayden Howard) to the COLG 30
10:353rd & 3 at own 30Zach Osborne run for 2 yds to the COLG 32
7:354th & 1 at own 32Shelby Pruett punt for 43 yds
Villanova Punt, 3 plays
7:351st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Wright run for 2 yds to the VILL 27
7:352nd & 8 at own 27Isaiah Wright run for 5 yds to the VILL 32
7:353rd & 3 at own 32Isaiah Ragland run for a loss of 2 yards to the VILL 30
5:234th & 5 at own 30Ethan Gettman punt for 47 yds
Colgate Punt, 3 plays
5:231st & 9 at own 23Michael Brescia run for 4 yds to the COLG 27
5:232nd & 5 at own 27Michael Brescia run for 2 yds to the COLG 29
5:233rd & 3 at own 29pass incomplete to Marco Maldonado
3:504th & 3 at own 29Shelby Pruett punt for 43 yds
Villanova Touchdown, 2 plays
3:501st & 10 at own 28David Avit run for 1 yd to the VILL 29
2:592nd & 9 at own 29Connor Watkins pass complete to Devin Smith for 71 yds for a TD (Ethan Gettman KICK)Villanova 7, Colgate 0
Colgate Field goal, 9 plays
2:591st & 10 at own 35Ethan Gettman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:591st & 10 at own 25Michael Brescia pass complete to Treyvhon Saunders for 36 yds to the VILL 39 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at opp 39Cassamajor,Brendan rush middle (Howard,Ayden).
2:592nd & 10 at opp 39Michael Brescia pass complete to Brady Hutchison for 8 yds to the VILL 31
2:593rd & 2 at opp 31Brescia,Michael rush middle (Nwobodo,Obinna).
2:594th & 2 at opp 31Michael Brescia pass complete to Brady Hutchison for 4 yds to the VILL 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 27Zach Osborne pass complete to Michael Brescia for 6 yds to the VILL 21
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at opp 21pass incomplete to Brady Hutchison
Q2 14:044th & 4 at opp 21Luke Vogeler 39 yd FG GOODVillanova 7, Colgate 3
2nd quarter6 drives, then Villanova 7, Colgate 3
Villanova Punt, 4 plays
13:571st & 10 at own 35Luke Vogeler kickoff for 64 yds , Christian Sapp return for 21 yds to the VILL 22
13:571st & 10 at own 22Connor Watkins pass complete to Daniel Lopes for 23 yds to the VILL 45 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at own 45pass incomplete to Jaylan Sanchez
13:572nd & 10 at own 45pass incomplete to Devin Smith
13:573rd & 10 at own 45Connor Watkins sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the VILL 42
12:234th & 13 at own 42Ethan Gettman punt for 33 yds
Colgate Punt, 3 plays
12:231st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Winston Moore
12:232nd & 10 at own 25Marco Maldonado run for 2 yds to the COLG 27
12:233rd & 8 at own 27Michael Brescia pass complete to Marco Maldonado for 6 yds to the COLG 33
10:484th & 2 at own 33Shelby Pruett punt for 47 yds
Villanova Punt, 3 plays
10:481st & 10 at own 20Isaiah Ragland run for 6 yds to the VILL 26
10:482nd & 4 at own 26Ragland,Isaiah rush middle (Kelly,Joe;Sims,Ashawn).
10:483rd & 4 at own 26Connor Watkins pass complete to Isaiah Ragland for a loss of 1 yard to the VILL 25
8:464th & 5 at own 25Ethan Gettman punt for 48 yds
Colgate Missed FG, 10 plays
8:461st & 10 at own 27Michael Brescia pass complete to Zach Osborne for 8 yds to the COLG 35
8:462nd & 2 at own 35Michael Brescia pass complete to Winston Moore for 7 yds to the COLG 42 for a 1ST down
8:461st & 10 at own 42Villanova Penalty, encroachment (Obinna Nwobodo) to the COLG 47
8:461st & 5 at own 47pass incomplete to Brendan Cassamajor
8:462nd & 5 at own 47Brendan Cassamajor run for 1 yd to the COLG 48
8:463rd & 4 at own 48Michael Brescia pass complete to Treyvhon Saunders for 5 yds to the VILL 47 for a 1ST down
8:461st & 10 at opp 47Michael Brescia pass complete to Winston Moore for 23 yds to the VILL 24 for a 1ST down
8:461st & 10 at opp 24Marco Maldonado run for 1 yd to the VILL 23
8:462nd & 9 at opp 23pass incomplete to Treyvhon Saunders
8:463rd & 9 at opp 23Michael Brescia pass complete to Marco Maldonado for 6 yds to the VILL 17
3:584th & 3 at opp 17Luke Vogeler 34 yd FG MISSED
Villanova Punt, 10 plays
3:581st & 10 at own 20Connor Watkins pass complete to Kenyon Miles for 6 yds to the VILL 26
3:582nd & 4 at own 26Connor Watkins pass complete to Devin Smith for 20 yds to the VILL 46 for a 1ST down
3:581st & 10 at own 46David Avit run for 6 yds to the COLG 48
3:582nd & 4 at opp 48Connor Watkins pass complete to Devin Smith for 3 yds to the COLG 45
3:583rd & 1 at opp 45Isaiah Ragland run for 3 yds to the COLG 42 for a 1ST down
3:581st & 10 at opp 42Connor Watkins pass complete to Daniel Lopes for 6 yds to the COLG 36
3:582nd & 4 at opp 36Connor Watkins pass complete to Daniel Lopes for 7 yds to the COLG 29 for a 1ST down
3:581st & 10 at opp 29pass incomplete to Kenyon Miles
3:582nd & 10 at opp 29pass incomplete to Isaiah Ragland
3:583rd & 10 at opp 29Connor Watkins sacked for a loss of 16 yards to the COLG 45
0:464th & 26 at opp 45Ethan Gettman punt for 45 yds
Colgate Punt, 5 plays
0:461st & 10 at own 20Michael Brescia pass complete to Marco Maldonado for 5 yds to the COLG 25
0:462nd & 5 at own 25Michael Brescia pass complete to Treyvhon Saunders for 5 yds to the COLG 30 for a 1ST down
0:461st & 10 at own 30pass incomplete to Brady Hutchison
0:462nd & 10 at own 30Michael Brescia pass complete to Marco Maldonado for 5 yds to the COLG 35
0:463rd & 5 at own 35Michael Brescia sacked for a loss of 12 yards to the COLG 23
0:024th & 17 at own 23Shelby Pruett punt for 60 yds
3rd quarter7 drives, then Villanova 14, Colgate 3
Villanova Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 37Connor Watkins pass complete to Ja’briel Mace for 6 yds to the VILL 43
15:002nd & 4 at own 43Isaiah Ragland run for 23 yds to the COLG 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 34Isaiah Ragland run for 5 yds to the COLG 29
15:002nd & 5 at opp 29Connor Watkins pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 25 yds to the COLG 4 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 4Connor Watkins run for 3 yds to the COLG 1
Villanova Touchdown, 12 plays
15:002nd & 5 at own 36Ragland,Isaiah rush middle (Allen,Asauni).
Villanova Touchdown, 6 plays
14:521st & 10 at own 35Luke Vogeler kickoff for 64 yds , Christian Sapp return for 36 yds to the VILL 37
11:532nd & goal at opp 1Isaiah Ragland run for 1 yd for a TD (Ethan Gettman KICK)Villanova 14, Colgate 3
Colgate Turnover on downs, 13 plays
11:481st & 10 at own 35Ethan Gettman kickoff for 65 yds , Winston Moore return for 16 yds to the COLG 16
11:481st & 10 at own 16Michael Brescia run for 5 yds to the COLG 21
11:482nd & 5 at own 21Michael Brescia pass complete to Brady Hutchison for 7 yds to the COLG 28 for a 1ST down
11:481st & 10 at own 28Michael Brescia pass complete to Treyvhon Saunders for 6 yds to the COLG 34
11:482nd & 4 at own 34Marco Maldonado run for 3 yds to the COLG 37
11:483rd & 1 at own 37Michael Brescia pass complete to Treyvhon Saunders for 2 yds to the COLG 39 for a 1ST down
11:481st & 10 at own 39Zach Osborne pass complete to for a loss of 1 yard to the COLG 38
11:482nd & 11 at own 38Michael Brescia run for a loss of 1 yard to the COLG 37
11:483rd & 12 at own 37Michael Brescia pass incomplete to Brady Hutchison for a 1ST down Villanova Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Isas Waxter) to the VILL 48 for a 1ST down
11:481st & 10 at opp 48Michael Brescia run for 15 yds to the VILL 33 for a 1ST down
11:481st & 10 at opp 33Michael Brescia run for 2 yds to the VILL 31
11:482nd & 8 at opp 31Michael Brescia run for 1 yd to the VILL 30
11:483rd & 7 at opp 30Michael Brescia pass incomplete to Treyvhon Saunders
5:044th & 7 at opp 30pass incomplete to Brady Hutchison
Villanova Punt, 4 plays
5:041st & 10 at own 30Connor Watkins pass complete to Isaiah Ragland for 11 yds to the VILL 41 for a 1ST down
5:041st & 10 at own 41pass incomplete to Kenyon Miles
5:042nd & 10 at own 41Connor Watkins pass incomplete to David Avit, broken up by Nick Marsh
5:043rd & 10 at own 41pass incomplete to Jaylan Sanchez
4:064th & 10 at own 41Ethan Gettman punt for 46 yds
Colgate Punt, 5 plays
4:061st & 10 at own 13pass incomplete to Zach Osborne
4:062nd & 10 at own 13Villanova Penalty, encroachment (Obinna Nwobodo) to the COLG 18
4:062nd & 5 at own 18Zach Osborne run for 6 yds to the COLG 24 for a 1ST down
4:061st & 10 at own 24Michael Brescia pass complete to Zach Osborne for 7 yds to the COLG 31
4:062nd & 3 at own 31Zach Osborne pass complete to Brendan Cassamajor for a loss of 6 yards to the COLG 25
4:063rd & 9 at own 25Michael Brescia run for a loss of 1 yard to the COLG 24
1:054th & 10 at own 24Shelby Pruett punt for 45 yds
Villanova Touchdown, 12 plays
1:051st & 10 at own 31Isaiah Ragland run for 5 yds to the VILL 36
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at own 36Connor Watkins pass complete to for 12 yds to the VILL 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 48Mace,Ja’briel rush middle (Sweeney,Christian;Taddeo,Andrew).
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at own 48Ragland,Isaiah rush (Stinespring,Josh), PENALTY NOV holding (Reyes,RJ) 10 yards to the COL42. Villanova Penalty, Offensive holding (RJ Reyes) to the VILL 38
Q4 15:002nd & 20 at own 38Connor Watkins pass complete to Luke Daly for 11 yds to the VILL 49
Q4 15:003rd & 9 at own 49Connor Watkins run for 9 yds to the COLG 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 42David Avit run for 13 yds to the COLG 29 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 29Connor Watkins run for 12 yds to the COLG 17 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 17pass incomplete to Ja’briel Mace
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 17for a 1ST down Colgate Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Nick Marsh) to the COLG 8 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:061st & goal at opp 8Connor Watkins pass complete to Devin Smith for 8 yds for a TD (Ethan Gettman KICK)Villanova 21, Colgate 3
4th quarter2 drives, then Villanova 28, Colgate 3
Colgate Turnover on downs, 5 plays
10:061st & 10 at own 35Ethan Gettman kickoff for 58 yds
10:061st & 10 at own 25Michael Brescia run for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at the 50Michael Brescia run for 2 yds to the VILL 48
10:062nd & 8 at opp 48pass incomplete to Brendan Cassamajor
10:063rd & 8 at opp 48pass incomplete to Treyvhon Saunders
8:564th & 8 at opp 48pass incomplete to Treyvhon Saunders
Villanova Result not recorded, 5 plays
8:561st & 10 at own 48Connor Watkins pass complete to Ja’briel Mace for 10 yds to the COLG 42 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at opp 42David Avit run for 8 yds to the COLG 34
8:562nd & 2 at opp 34David Avit run for 3 yds to the COLG 31 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at opp 31Isaiah Ragland run for 5 yds to the COLG 26
8:562nd & 5 at opp 26Isaiah Ragland run for 6 yds to the COLG 26 for a 1ST down

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 5–⁠2 in seven meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Colgate 28, Villanova 21
2025Villanova 24, Colgate 17
2024Villanova 28, Colgate 3
2023Villanova 42, Colgate 19
2019Villanova 34, Colgate 14
2008Villanova 55, Colgate 28NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round

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