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Villanova at Elon

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Villanova beat Elon 29–⁠21. It was their fifth meeting; Villanova leads the series 4–⁠1.

AwayVillanova12–⁠3 in 2025
29
HomeElon6–⁠6 in 2025
21

Final at Rhodes Stadium, ElonAttendance 7,126

At kickoff
63°F, wind 11 mph from the north, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Burlington Alamance Regional Airport, 8 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official
Bill McKeeverGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Villanova03141229
Elon770721

Standouts

Player stats

Villanova

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Pat McQuaide23/3125520
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Isaiah Ragland1968012
David Avit1763021
Ja’briel Mace110010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Luke Colella10125242
Lucas Kopecky251044
Chris Colby226019
Brandon Binkowski219011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jamie Tyson0001

Elon

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Landen Clark14/2122001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
T.J. Thomas Jr.1149218
Jimmyll Williams532025
Landen Clark1532113
Daniel Frederick211010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaiah Fuhrmann265062
Jimmyll Williams450018
Kenaz McMillian338017
T.J. Thomas Jr.235028

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

Team stats

VillanovaElon
392Total yards344
255Passing yards220
137Rushing yards124
8.2Yards per pass10.0
3.5Yards per rush3.8
20First downs18
7–⁠15Third downs5–⁠10
3–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers1
4–⁠20Penalties2–⁠20
35:21Possession24:39

Efficiency

VillanovaElon
41%Success rate46%
0.26EPA per play0.24
1.48Explosiveness1.35
0.04Rushing EPA0.27
0.55Passing EPA0.21
53%Passing-down success33%

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)

Elon 53% to win. Villanova won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Villanova −6.5, over/under 50.5.

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

Every drive

Elon end zoneVillanova end zoneQ1 ElonTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 VillanovaTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ1 ElonPunt, 4 playsQ1 VillanovaField goal, 16 playsQ2 ElonTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 VillanovaPunt, 10 playsQ2 ElonEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 VillanovaPunt, 3 playsQ3 ElonPunt, 3 playsQ3 VillanovaTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 ElonPunt, 4 playsQ3 VillanovaTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 ElonPunt, 4 playsQ4 VillanovaField goal, 10 playsQ4 ElonTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 ElonPunt, 3 playsQ4 VillanovaField goal, 8 playsQ4 ElonInterception, 9 playsQ4 VillanovaResult not recorded
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Elon 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 ElonTouchdown, 4 plays, 74 yards
  2. Q1 VillanovaTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 43 yards
  3. Q1 ElonPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  4. Q1 VillanovaField goal, 16 plays, 65 yards
  5. Q2 ElonTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q2 VillanovaPunt, 10 plays, 37 yards
  7. Q2 ElonEnd of half, 2 plays, 11 yards
  8. Q3 VillanovaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  9. Q3 ElonPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  10. Q3 VillanovaTouchdown, 11 plays, 55 yards
  11. Q3 ElonPunt, 4 plays, 1 yard
  12. Q3 VillanovaTouchdown, 4 plays, 50 yards
  13. Q3 ElonPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  14. Q4 VillanovaField goal, 10 plays, 71 yards
  15. Q4 ElonTouchdown, 9 plays, 80 yards
  16. Q4 ElonPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  17. Q4 VillanovaField goal, 8 plays, 58 yards
  18. Q4 ElonInterception, 9 plays, 59 yards
  19. Q4 VillanovaResult not recorded, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Elon 7, Villanova 0
Elon Touchdown, 4 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 63 yds , TJ Thomas Jr. return for 24 yds to the ELON 26
14:541st & 10 at own 26TJ Thomas Jr. run for 2 yds to the ELON 28
14:542nd & 8 at own 28Landen Clark pass complete to Dylan Magazu for 2 yds to the ELON 30
14:543rd & 6 at own 30Landen Clark pass complete to Isaiah Fuhrmann for 62 yds to the VILL 8 for a 1ST down
12:511st & goal at opp 8TJ Thomas Jr. run for 8 yds for a TD (Luke Barnes KICK)Elon 7, Villanova 0
Villanova Turnover on downs, 11 plays
12:511st & 10 at own 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:511st & 10 at own 25David Avit run for 2 yds to the VILL 27
12:512nd & 8 at own 27Pat McQuaide pass complete to Luke Colella for 3 yds to the VILL 30
12:513rd & 5 at own 30Pat McQuaide pass complete to Braden Reed for 5 yds to the VILL 35 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at own 35Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Lucas Kopecky
12:512nd & 10 at own 35Pat McQuaide pass complete to Ja’briel Mace for 3 yds to the VILL 38
12:513rd & 7 at own 38Pat McQuaide pass complete to Brandon Binkowski for 11 yds to the VILL 49 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at own 49Ja’briel Mace run for 10 yds to the ELON 41 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at opp 41Isaiah Ragland run for 6 yds to the ELON 35
12:512nd & 4 at opp 35Isaiah Ragland run for 1 yd to the ELON 34
12:513rd & 3 at opp 34Pat McQuaide pass complete to Braden Reed for 2 yds to the ELON 32
7:154th & 1 at opp 32Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Luke Colella
Elon Punt, 4 plays
7:151st & 10 at own 32Landen Clark run for 13 yds to the ELON 45 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at own 45TJ Thomas Jr. run for 3 yds to the ELON 48
7:152nd & 7 at own 48TJ Thomas Jr. run for no gain to the ELON 48
7:153rd & 7 at own 48Landen Clark run for a loss of 2 yards to the ELON 46
Villanova Field goal, 16 plays
4:473rd & 7 at own 27Pat McQuaide pass complete to Chris Colby for 19 yds to the VILL 46 for a 1ST down
4:471st & 10 at own 24Pat McQuaide pass complete to Luke Colella for 3 yds to the VILL 27
4:471st & 10 at own 46Pat McQuaide pass complete to Ja’briel Mace for 1 yd to the VILL 47
4:472nd & 9 at own 47David Avit run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
4:473rd & 6 at the 50Isaiah Ragland run for a loss of 2 yards to the VILL 48
4:472nd & 7 at own 27David Avit run for no gain to the VILL 27
4:474th & 9 at own 46Jeff Yurk punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Braden Reed at the VILL 14
Villanova Field goal, 16 plays
4:471st & 7 at own 14Pat McQuaide pass complete to Luke Colella for no gain to the ELON 0
0:004th & 8 at own 48Isaiah Ragland run for 9 yds to the ELON 43 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 43David Avit run for 3 yds to the ELON 40
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 40Pat McQuaide pass complete to David Avit for 9 yds to the ELON 31 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 31Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Luke Colella
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 31David Avit run for 7 yds to the ELON 24
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at opp 24David Avit run for 3 yds to the ELON 21 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 21Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Luke Colella
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 21Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Lucas Kopecky
Q2 12:053rd & 10 at opp 21Jack Barnum 38 yd FG GOODElon 7, Villanova 3
2nd quarter3 drives, then Elon 14, Villanova 3
Elon Touchdown, 13 plays
12:051st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:051st & 10 at own 25TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the ELON 24
12:052nd & 11 at own 24Landen Clark pass complete to Landyn Backey for 7 yds to the ELON 31
12:053rd & 4 at own 31Landen Clark pass complete to Kenaz McMillian for 8 yds to the ELON 39 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at own 39Jimmyll Williams run for 25 yds to the VILL 36 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at opp 36Landen Clark run for 4 yds to the VILL 32
12:052nd & 6 at opp 32Landen Clark run for 7 yds to the VILL 25 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at opp 25Landen Clark pass incomplete to Kenaz McMillian
12:052nd & 10 at opp 25Shotgun Clark,Landen pass incomplete short right thrown to Nova20 PENALTY Elon Holding (Safreed,Evan) 10 yards from Nova25 to Nova35. NO PLAY.
12:052nd & 20 at opp 35Jimmyll Williams run for no gain to the VILL 35
12:053rd & 20 at opp 35Landen Clark pass complete to Dylan Magazu for 23 yds to the VILL 12 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at opp 12Landen Clark run for 3 yds to the VILL 9
12:052nd & 7 at opp 9Villanova Penalty, (5 Yards) to the VILL 4 for a 1ST down
12:051st & goal at opp 4TJ Thomas Jr. run for no gain to the VILL 4
5:222nd & goal at opp 4Landen Clark run for 4 yds for a TD (Luke Barnes KICK)Elon 14, Villanova 3
5:221st & 10 at own 21Timeout Elon, clock 05:22
Villanova Punt, 10 plays
5:151st & 10 at own 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 58 yds , Ja’briel Mace return for 14 yds to the VILL 21
5:151st & 10 at own 21Isaiah Ragland run for 1 yd to the VILL 22
5:152nd & 9 at own 22Isaiah Ragland run for 12 yds to the VILL 34 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at own 34Isaiah Ragland run for 4 yds to the VILL 38
5:152nd & 6 at own 38Isaiah Ragland run for 4 yds to the VILL 42
5:153rd & 2 at own 42Isaiah Ragland run for 4 yds to the VILL 46 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at own 46Pat McQuaide pass complete to Luke Colella for 3 yds to the VILL 49
2:002nd & 7 at own 49Timeout Elon, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 7 at own 49Pat McQuaide pass complete to Chris Colby for 7 yds to the ELON 44 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 44Pat McQuaide pass complete to Luke Colella for 3 yds to the ELON 41
2:002nd & 7 at opp 41Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Brandon Binkowski
2:003rd & 7 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun McQuaide,Pat pass incomplete short left to Colby,Chris thrown to Elon27 PENALTY Nova Holding (Voltaire,Stephane) 10 yards from Elon41 to Nova49. NO PLAY.
2:003rd & 17 at own 49Pat McQuaide pass complete to Isaiah Ragland for 9 yds to the ELON 42
0:544th & 8 at opp 42Timeout Elon, clock 00:54
0:484th & 8 at opp 42Luke Larsen punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Darren James-Hamilton at the ELON 9
Elon End of half, 2 plays
0:481st & 10 at own 9Dan Frederick run for 1 yd to the ELON 10
0:002nd & 9 at own 10Dan Frederick run for 10 yds to the ELON 20 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter6 drives, then Villanova 17, Elon 14
Villanova Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25David Avit run for 3 yds to the VILL 28
14:192nd & 7 at own 28David Avit run for 2 yds to the VILL 30
13:273rd & 5 at own 30Pat McQuaide run for 2 yds to the VILL 32
13:084th & 3 at own 32Luke Larsen punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Darren James-Hamilton at the ELON 25
Elon Punt, 3 plays
13:011st & 10 at own 25Landen Clark pass incomplete to Landyn Backey
12:512nd & 10 at own 25TJ Thomas Jr. run for 9 yds to the ELON 34
12:153rd & 1 at own 34TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the ELON 33
11:314th & 2 at own 33Jeff Yurk punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VILL 35 , Braden Reed returns for 13 yds to the VILL 46 Elon Penalty, Defensive Holding (Landon Herzberg) to the VILL 35
11:314th & 2 at own 33Jeff Yurk punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VILL 45 , Braden Reed returns for 13 yds to the VILL 46 Elon Penalty, Defensive Holding (Landon Herzberg) to the VILL 45
Villanova Touchdown, 11 plays
11:312nd & 4 at opp 49Timeout Elon, clock 11:31
11:251st & 10 at own 45David Avit run for 6 yds to the ELON 49
10:372nd & 4 at opp 49David Avit run for 6 yds to the ELON 43 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at opp 43David Avit run for 5 yds to the ELON 38
9:282nd & 5 at opp 38Pat McQuaide pass complete to Luke Colella for 3 yds to the ELON 35
8:453rd & 2 at opp 35David Avit run for a loss of 2 yards to the ELON 37
8:064th & 4 at opp 37Pat McQuaide pass complete to Braden Reed for 5 yds to the ELON 32 for a 1ST down
7:431st & 10 at opp 32Pat McQuaide pass complete to Brandon Binkowski for 8 yds to the ELON 24
7:092nd & 2 at opp 24Isaiah Ragland run for no gain to the ELON 24
6:283rd & 2 at opp 24Isaiah Ragland run for 3 yds to the ELON 21 for a 1ST down
5:471st & 10 at opp 21Isaiah Ragland run for 1 yd to the ELON 20
5:082nd & 9 at opp 20Pat McQuaide pass complete to Luke Colella for 20 yds for a TD (Jack Barnum KICK)Elon 14, Villanova 10
5:081st & 10 at own 25Timeout Elon, clock 05:08
Elon Punt, 4 plays
5:081st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:571st & 10 at own 25Landen Clark pass complete to Kenaz McMillian for 13 yds to the ELON 38 for a 1ST down
4:291st & 10 at own 38Jimmyll Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the ELON 36
3:192nd & 12 at own 36Landen Clark sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the ELON 26
3:153rd & 22 at own 26Landen Clark pass incomplete to Kenaz McMillian
3:024th & 22 at own 26Jeff Yurk punt for 50 yds , Braden Reed returns for 26 yds to the 50 yard line
Villanova Touchdown, 4 plays
2:501st & 10 at the 50Pat McQuaide pass complete to Luke Colella for 7 yds to the ELON 43
2:092nd & 3 at opp 43Pat McQuaide pass complete to Lucas Kopecky for 7 yds to the ELON 36 for a 1ST down
1:511st & 10 at opp 36Villanova Penalty, (Yards) to the ELON 42
1:442nd & 16 at opp 42Pat McQuaide pass complete to Luke Colella for 42 yds for a TD (Jack Barnum KICK)Villanova 17, Elon 14
Elon Punt, 4 plays
1:441st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:341st & 10 at own 25TJ Thomas Jr. run for 18 yds to the ELON 43 for a 1ST down
1:011st & 10 at own 43Landen Clark sacked by Richie Kimmel for a loss of 12 yards to the ELON 31
0:002nd & 22 at own 31TJ Thomas Jr. run for 9 yds to the ELON 40
Q4 14:523rd & 13 at own 40Landen Clark pass incomplete to Landyn Backey
Q4 14:434th & 13 at own 40Jeff Yurk punt for 60 yds for a touchback
4th quarter5 drives, then Villanova 29, Elon 21
Villanova Field goal, 10 plays
13:311st & 10 at own 20Isaiah Ragland run for 3 yds to the VILL 23
13:052nd & 7 at own 23Pat McQuaide pass complete to Lucas Kopecky for 44 yds to the ELON 33 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 33Isaiah Ragland run for 8 yds to the ELON 25
12:452nd & 2 at opp 25Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Chris Colby
12:383rd & 2 at opp 25Isaiah Ragland run for 1 yd to the ELON 24
11:524th & 1 at opp 24David Avit run for 21 yds to the ELON 3 for a 1ST down
11:111st & goal at opp 3David Avit run for 1 yd to the ELON 5
10:282nd & goal at opp 5David Avit run for 1 yd to the ELON 4
9:494th & goal at opp 4(09:49) PENALTY Nova False Start (Ajirotutu,Temi) 5 yards from Elon04 to Elon09. NO PLAY.
9:444th & goal at opp 9Jack Barnum 26 yd FG GOODVillanova 20, Elon 14
Elon Touchdown, 9 plays
9:391st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 63 yds , TJ Thomas Jr. return for 18 yds to the ELON 20
9:181st & 10 at own 20Landen Clark pass complete to Jimmyll Williams for 15 yds to the ELON 35 for a 1ST down
8:411st & 10 at own 35Landen Clark pass complete to Jimmyll Williams for 18 yds to the VILL 47 for a 1ST down
8:031st & 10 at opp 47Landen Clark pass complete to Isaiah Fuhrmann for 3 yds to the VILL 44
7:372nd & 7 at opp 44Landen Clark pass complete to TJ Thomas Jr. for 28 yds to the VILL 16 for a 1ST down
7:121st & 10 at opp 16Jimmyll Williams run for 3 yds to the VILL 13
6:512nd & 7 at opp 13Jimmyll Williams run for 6 yds to the VILL 7
6:183rd & 1 at opp 7Landen Clark run for 2 yds to the VILL 5 for a 1ST down
5:491st & goal at opp 5Landen Clark run for 3 yds to the VILL 2
5:252nd & goal at opp 2TJ Thomas Jr. run for 2 yds for a TD (Luke Barnes KICK)Elon 21, Villanova 20
5:101st & 10 at own 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 62 yds , Ja’briel Mace return for 97 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Elon Punt, 3 plays
5:021st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 53 yds , TJ Thomas Jr. return for 11 yds to the ELON 23
4:561st & 10 at own 23Landen Clark pass incomplete to Kenaz McMillian
4:492nd & 10 at own 23Landen Clark sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the ELON 18
4:243rd & 15 at own 18Timeout Villanova, clock 04:24
4:073rd & 15 at own 18Landen Clark pass complete to TJ Thomas Jr. for 7 yds to the ELON 25
3:454th & 8 at own 25Jeff Yurk punt for 48 yds
Villanova Field goal, 8 plays
3:351st & 10 at own 27Isaiah Ragland run for 11 yds to the VILL 38 for a 1ST down
2:542nd & 10 at own 38Timeout Elon, clock 02:54
2:531st & 11 at own 37Isaiah Ragland run for 1 yd to the VILL 38
2:472nd & 10 at own 38David Avit run for a loss of 1 yard to the VILL 37
2:463rd & 11 at own 37Timeout Elon, clock 02:46
2:373rd & 11 at own 37Pat McQuaide pass complete to Luke Colella for 41 yds to the ELON 22 for a 1ST down
2:002nd & 4 at opp 16Timeout Elon, clock 02:00
1:591st & 10 at opp 22David Avit run for 6 yds to the ELON 16
1:542nd & 4 at opp 16Isaiah Ragland run for no gain to the ELON 16
1:543rd & 4 at opp 16Timeout Elon, clock 01:54
1:423rd & 4 at opp 16Isaiah Ragland run for 1 yd to the ELON 15
1:424th & 3 at opp 15Timeout Villanova, clock 01:42
1:034th & 3 at opp 15Jack Barnum 32 yd FG GOOD
Elon Interception, 9 plays
1:031st & 10 at own 35Jack Barnum kickoff for 61 yds
0:551st & 10 at own 25Landen Clark pass complete to Jimmyll Williams for 10 yds to the ELON 35 for a 1ST down
0:391st & 10 at own 35Landen Clark run for 7 yds to the ELON 42
0:322nd & 3 at own 42Landen Clark run for 7 yds to the ELON 49 for a 1ST down
0:251st & 10 at own 49Landen Clark pass complete to Jimmyll Williams for 7 yds to the VILL 44
0:192nd & 3 at opp 44Landen Clark pass incomplete
0:133rd & 3 at opp 44Landen Clark pass complete to Kenaz McMillian for 17 yds to the VILL 27 for a 1ST down
0:121st & 10 at opp 27Landen Clark pass incomplete
0:062nd & 10 at opp 27Landen Clark run for 11 yds to the VILL 16 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 16Landen Clark pass intercepted, touchback. Jamie Tyson return for no gain

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

Every Villanova–Elon game

Villanova leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Villanova 29, Elon 21
2023Villanova 21, Elon 0
2021Villanova 35, Elon 0
2017Elon 19, Villanova 14
2016Villanova 42, Elon 7

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