Harvard at Villanova

Saturday, November 29, 2025, FCS Championship – First Round

Villanova beat Harvard 52–⁠7. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayHarvard9–⁠2 in 2025
7
HomeVillanova12–⁠3 in 2025
52

Final at Villanova Stadium, VillanovaTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,125

At kickoff
39°F, clear, wind 3 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Wings Field, 9 km from the stadium
Official
Jason BergGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Harvard00707
Villanova141771452

Standouts

Player stats

Harvard

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jaden Craig9/2110712
RushingCarYdsTDLong
D.J. Gordon1059015
Jordan Harris427014
Isaiah Abbey52409
Xaviah Bascon1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cam Henry447023
Dean Boyd131031
D.J. Gordon221022
Jordan Harris1616

Villanova

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Pat McQuaide14/2219330
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Isaiah Ragland17152145
Ja’briel Mace1888128
Pat McQuaide328112
Julian Glantz219114
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Braden Reed561018
Luke Colella240129
Lucas Kopecky130130
Ja’briel Mace126026
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Christian Sapp0001
Newton Essiem0001

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

Team stats

HarvardVillanova
213Total yards512
107Passing yards193
106Rushing yards319
5.1Yards per pass8.8
3.8Yards per rush6.6
14First downs26
3–⁠10Third downs7–⁠12
1–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠2
3Turnovers0
4–⁠26Penalties4–⁠40
21:46Possession38:14

Efficiency

HarvardVillanova
37%Success rate55%
−0.25EPA per play0.46
0.92Explosiveness1.34
0.04Rushing EPA0.41
−0.40Passing EPA0.67
25%Passing-down success53%

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 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Harvard −2, over/under 53.5.

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

Every drive

Villanova end zoneHarvard end zoneQ1 VillanovaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 HarvardInterception, 6 playsQ1 VillanovaTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 HarvardPunt, 3 playsQ1 VillanovaField goal, 10 playsQ2 HarvardPunt, 3 playsQ2 VillanovaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 HarvardPunt, 3 playsQ2 VillanovaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 HarvardPunt, 5 playsQ2 VillanovaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 HarvardTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 VillanovaTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 HarvardTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ3 VillanovaPunt, 9 playsQ4 HarvardPunt, 3 playsQ4 VillanovaTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 HarvardInterception, 6 playsQ4 VillanovaTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 HarvardFumble, 3 playsQ4 VillanovaEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Villanova drives left to right, Harvard right to left.
  1. Q1 VillanovaTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 HarvardInterception, 6 plays, 40 yards
  3. Q1 VillanovaTouchdown, 10 plays, 80 yards
  4. Q1 HarvardPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  5. Q1 VillanovaField goal, 10 plays, 49 yards
  6. Q2 HarvardPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  7. Q2 VillanovaTouchdown, 8 plays, 65 yards
  8. Q2 HarvardPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  9. Q2 VillanovaTouchdown, 8 plays, 59 yards
  10. Q2 HarvardPunt, 5 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q2 VillanovaEnd of half, 1 play, 8 yards
  12. Q3 HarvardTouchdown, 10 plays, 68 yards
  13. Q3 VillanovaTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 HarvardTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 60 yards
  15. Q3 VillanovaPunt, 9 plays, 29 yards
  16. Q4 HarvardPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q4 VillanovaTouchdown, 5 plays, 39 yards
  18. Q4 HarvardInterception, 6 plays, 28 yards
  19. Q4 VillanovaTouchdown, 6 plays, 31 yards
  20. Q4 HarvardFumble, 3 plays, 28 yards
  21. Q4 VillanovaEnd of game, 3 plays, 2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Villanova 14, Harvard 0
Villanova Touchdown, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#29 K.Corr kickoff 65 yards to the VIL00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush left for 1 yard gain to the VIL26 (#8 J.Fedd)
15:002nd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush middle for 8 yards gain to the VIL34 (#35 S.Line)
15:003rd & 1 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush left for 4 yards gain to the VIL38 (#35 S.Line), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush right for 6 yards gain to the VIL44 (#21 T.Bartrum; #35 S.Line)
15:002nd & 4 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush middle for 11 yards gain to the HAR45 (#21 T.Bartrum), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete deep left to #1 L.Colella thrown to HAR16
11:452nd & 10 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush middle for 45 yards gain to the HAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:45, 1ST DOWN #42 J.Barnum kick attempt good (H: #16 J.Ryder, LS: #54 T.Colello)Villanova 7, Harvard 0
Harvard Interception, 6 plays
11:381st & 10 at own 35#42 J.Barnum kickoff 53 yards to the HAR12 #0 X.Bascon return 20 yards to the HAR32 (#21 J.Williams; #51 D.Law)
11:381st & 10 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short left to #4 C.Henry caught at HAR35, for 11 yards to the HAR43 (#31 S.Hartzell), 1ST DOWN
11:381st & 10 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #0 X.Bascon caught at HAR42, for 2 yards to the HAR45 (#32 O.Bursey), out of bounds
11:382nd & 8 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #27 I.Bullock rush left for 5 yards gain to the HAR50 (#44 R.Kimmel)
11:383rd & 3 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig rush middle for 5 yards gain to the VIL45 (#31 S.Hartzell), 1ST DOWN
11:381st & 10 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete deep left to #15 C.Coffman thrown to VIL09 broken up by #2 Z.Dawud PENALTY VIL Pass Interference (#2 Z.Dawud) 15 yards from VIL45 to VIL30, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
11:381st & 10 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #0 X.Bascon rush middle for 2 yards gain to the VIL28 (#31 S.Hartzell; #44 R.Kimmel)
8:282nd & 8 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass intercepted by #38 N.Essiem at VIL00, Touchback. The previous play is under automatic review - “Interception”. CALL UPHELD
Villanova Touchdown, 10 plays
8:281st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush middle for 5 yards gain to the VIL25 (#35 S.Line)
8:282nd & 5 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush right for 2 yards gain to the VIL27 (#35 S.Line; #7 D.Henderson)
8:283rd & 3 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush left for 32 yards gain to the HAR41 (#21 T.Bartrum), 1ST DOWN
8:281st & 10 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush left for 2 yards gain to the HAR39 (#35 S.Line)
8:282nd & 8 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush middle for 4 yards gain to the HAR35 (#35 S.Line)
8:283rd & 4 at opp 35PENALTY VIL False Start (#1 L.Colella) 5 yards from HAR35 to HAR40. NO PLAY
8:283rd & 9 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short right to #83 B.Reed caught at HAR30, for 10 yards to the HAR30, out of bounds at HAR30, 1ST DOWN
8:281st & 10 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush right for 0 yards to the HAR30 (#79 A.DeGrieck; #43 E.Carson)
8:282nd & 10 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete short left to #16 L.Kopecky thrown to HAR19
8:283rd & 10 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete short left to #83 B.Reed thrown to HAR17 broken up by #0 A.Guillory
8:284th & 10 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete deep right to #16 L.Kopecky caught at HAR00, for 30 yards to the HAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:26, 1ST DOWN #42 J.Barnum kick attempt good (H: #16 J.Ryder, LS: #54 T.Colello)Villanova 14, Harvard 0
Harvard Punt, 3 plays
3:201st & 10 at own 35#42 J.Barnum kickoff 51 yards to the HAR14 #0 X.Bascon return 10 yards to the HAR24 (#11 J.Hall)
3:201st & 10 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Gordon rush right for 4 yards loss to the HAR20 (#98 O.Nwobodo)
3:202nd & 14 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete deep left to #19 B.Blackburn thrown to HAR48
3:203rd & 14 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete short left to #15 C.Coffman thrown to HAR36
2:204th & 14 at own 20#92 D.Fingersh punt 41 yards to the VIL39
Villanova Field goal, 10 plays
2:201st & 10 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide rush left for 6 yards gain to the VIL45 (#7 D.Henderson)
2:202nd & 4 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush left for 2 yards gain to the VIL47 (#79 A.DeGrieck; #83 C.Nwosu)
2:203rd & 2 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush middle for 3 yards gain to the VIL50 (#1 D.Bradley), 1ST DOWN
2:201st & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush right for 0 yards to the VIL50 (#21 T.Bartrum)
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide rush right for 12 yards gain to the HAR38, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 38No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short right to #4 J.Mace caught at HAR37, for 26 yards to the HAR12 (#21 T.Bartrum), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete short right to #16 L.Kopecky thrown to HAR00
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete short right to #16 L.Kopecky thrown to HAR00
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete short left to #16 L.Kopecky thrown to HAR00
Q2 13:234th & 10 at opp 12#42 J.Barnum field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #16 J.Ryder, LS: #54 T.Colello), clock 13:23Villanova 17, Harvard 0
2nd quarter6 drives, then Villanova 31, Harvard 0
Harvard Punt, 3 plays
13:231st & 10 at own 35#42 J.Barnum kickoff 65 yards to the HAR00, Touchback
13:231st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete deep middle to #4 C.Henry thrown to VIL24
13:232nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig sacked for loss of 3 yards to the HAR22 (#32 O.Bursey)
13:233rd & 13 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete short middle to #20 J.Harris thrown to HAR24
12:214th & 13 at own 22#92 D.Fingersh punt 33 yards to the VIL45 #83 B.Reed return 0 yards to the VIL45 (#1 D.Bradley) PENALTY VIL Holding (#3 J.Oluremi) 10 yards from VIL45 to VIL35
Villanova Touchdown, 8 plays
12:211st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short left to #83 B.Reed caught at VIL40, for 9 yards to the VIL44 (#15 X.Benson), out of bounds
12:212nd & 1 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush middle for 0 yards to the VIL44 (#98 J.Darling)
12:213rd & 1 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush right for 4 yards gain to the VIL48 (#38 J.Kinlock), 1ST DOWN
12:211st & 10 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush middle for 3 yards gain to the HAR49 (#99 X.Agostino)
12:212nd & 7 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short left to #83 B.Reed caught at HAR34, for 16 yards to the HAR33, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
12:211st & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush middle for 17 yards gain to the HAR16 (#3 J.Donahoe; #96 B.Ukonu), 1ST DOWN
12:211st & 10 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short right to #20 I.Ragland caught at HAR18, for 6 yards to the HAR10 (#21 T.Bartrum)
7:522nd & 4 at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide rush middle for 10 yards gain to the HAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:52, 1ST DOWN #42 J.Barnum kick attempt good (H: #16 J.Ryder, LS: #54 T.Colello)Villanova 24, Harvard 0
Harvard Punt, 3 plays
7:451st & 10 at own 35#42 J.Barnum kickoff 63 yards to the HAR02 #0 X.Bascon return 19 yards to the HAR21 (#8 K.Moody)
7:451st & 10 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Gordon rush right for 4 yards gain to the HAR25 (#44 R.Kimmel; #0 C.Martin)
7:452nd & 6 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete deep middle to #86 R.Osborne thrown to VIL50 broken up by #38 N.Essiem
7:453rd & 6 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete short right to #27 I.Bullock thrown to HAR31
6:494th & 6 at own 25#92 D.Fingersh punt 34 yards to the VIL41
Villanova Touchdown, 8 plays
6:491st & 10 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush middle for 5 yards gain to the VIL46 (#35 S.Line; #99 X.Agostino)
6:492nd & 5 at own 46PENALTY HAR Offside (#83 C.Nwosu) 5 yards from VIL46 to HAR49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
6:491st & 10 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short right to #81 B.Binkowski caught at HAR50, for 4 yards to the HAR45 (#7 D.Henderson)
6:492nd & 6 at opp 45No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush right for 14 yards gain to the HAR31 (#35 S.Line), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
6:491st & 10 at opp 31No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short left to #1 L.Colella caught at HAR26, for 11 yards to the HAR20 (#36 O.Gayles), 1ST DOWN
6:491st & 10 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete short middle to #81 B.Binkowski thrown to HAR09 broken up by #15 X.Benson
6:492nd & 10 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short right to #20 I.Ragland caught at HAR21, for 12 yards to the HAR08 (#43 E.Carson), 1ST DOWN
6:491st & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush left for 3 yards gain to the HAR05 (#59 J.Lopez; #98 J.Darling)
2:002nd & goal at opp 5No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:00. The previous play is under automatic review - “Runner broke the plane”. CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush middle for 4 yards gain to the HAR01 (#35 S.Line)) #42 J.Barnum kick attempt good (H: #16 J.Ryder, LS: #54 T.Colello)Villanova 31, Harvard 0
2:001st & 10 at own 35#42 J.Barnum kickoff 56 yards to the HAR09 fair catch by #4 C.Henry at HAR09
2:00Timeout Villanova, clock 02:00
Harvard Punt, 5 plays
2:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Harris rush right for 2 yards gain to the HAR27 (#31 S.Hartzell)
2:00Timeout Villanova, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 8 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig rush right for 16 yards gain to the HAR43, out of bounds at HAR43, 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig sacked for loss of 9 yards to the HAR34 (#31 S.Hartzell, #32 O.Bursey)
2:002nd & 19 at own 34PENALTY HAR False Start (#55 D.Osman) 5 yards from HAR34 to HAR29. NO PLAY
0:572nd & 24 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete short left to #4 C.Henry thrown to HAR46
0:572nd & 19 at own 34Timeout Harvard, clock 00:57
0:573rd & 24 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete short middle to #2 D.Boyd thrown to HAR43 broken up by #2 Z.Dawud
0:354th & 24 at own 29#92 D.Fingersh punt 32 yards to the VIL39
Villanova End of half, 1 play
0:351st & 10 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush left for 8 yards gain to the VIL47 (#21 T.Bartrum; #24 C.Phillips)
3rd quarter4 drives, then Villanova 38, Harvard 7
Harvard Touchdown, 10 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35#42 J.Barnum kickoff 51 yards to the HAR14 #4 C.Henry return 18 yards to the HAR32 (#8 K.Moody)
15:001st & 10 at own 32No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Gordon rush middle for 15 yards gain to the HAR47 (#32 O.Bursey), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY VIL Holding (#98 O.Nwobodo) 10 yards from HAR47 to VIL43, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 43No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Gordon rush left for 8 yards gain to the VIL35 (#22 C.Sapp)
15:002nd & 2 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete short right to #16 T.Moe thrown to VIL22
15:003rd & 2 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #27 I.Bullock rush middle for 9 yards gain to the VIL26 (#22 C.Sapp), 1ST DOWN
15:001st & 10 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Gordon rush middle for 1 yard gain to the VIL25 (#41 G.Rogan)
15:002nd & 9 at opp 25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short left to #18 D.Gordon caught at VIL18, for 22 yards to the VIL03 (#44 R.Kimmel), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
15:001st & goal at opp 3No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short middle to #18 D.Gordon caught at VIL05, for 1 yard loss to the VIL04 (#44 R.Kimmel)
15:002nd & goal at opp 4No Huddle-Shotgun #27 I.Bullock rush middle for 2 yards gain to the VIL02 (#31 S.Hartzell; #41 G.Rogan)
15:003rd & goal at opp 2No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig rush left for 4 yards loss to the VIL06 (#44 R.Kimmel; #27 A.Hawkins)
10:244th & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short left to #20 J.Harris caught at VIL00, for 6 yards to the VIL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:24 #29 K.Corr kick attempt good (H: #92 D.Fingersh, LS: #58 J.Baade)Villanova 31, Harvard 7
Villanova Touchdown, 4 plays
10:241st & 10 at own 35#29 K.Corr kickoff 65 yards to the VIL00, Touchback
10:241st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush right for 28 yards gain to the HAR47 (#0 A.Guillory), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
10:241st & 10 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush left for 0 yards to the HAR47 (#99 X.Agostino; #8 J.Fedd)
10:242nd & 10 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short middle to #83 B.Reed caught at HAR40, for 18 yards to the HAR29 fumbled by #83 B.Reed at HAR33 forced by #21 T.Bartrum recovered by VIL #1 L.Colella at HAR29, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
10:241st & 10 at opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete deep middle to #1 L.Colella caught at HAR01, for 29 yards to the HAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:22, 1ST DOWN #42 J.Barnum kick attempt good (H: #16 J.Ryder, LS: #54 T.Colello)Villanova 38, Harvard 7
Harvard Turnover on downs, 7 plays
8:171st & 10 at own 35#42 J.Barnum kickoff 54 yards to the HAR11 #4 C.Henry return 14 yards to the HAR25 (#11 J.Hall)
8:171st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Gordon rush left for 15 yards gain to the HAR40 (#32 O.Bursey), 1ST DOWN
8:171st & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete deep right to #2 D.Boyd caught at VIL36, for 31 yards to the VIL29 (#36 D.Bostic), 1ST DOWN
8:171st & 10 at opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete deep middle to #4 C.Henry caught at VIL08, for 23 yards to the VIL06 (#27 A.Hawkins), 1ST DOWN
8:171st & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short left to #4 C.Henry caught at VIL06, for 3 yards to the VIL03, End Of Play
8:172nd & goal at opp 3No Huddle-Shotgun #27 I.Bullock rush middle for 1 yard gain to the VIL02 (#22 C.Sapp; #44 R.Kimmel)
8:173rd & goal at opp 2No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig rush right for 3 yards loss to the VIL05 (#22 C.Sapp)
4:364th & goal at opp 5No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig sacked for loss of 10 yards to the VIL15 (#0 C.Martin) PENALTY HAR UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct offsetting VIL UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct offsetting, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Villanova Punt, 9 plays
4:361st & 10 at own 15No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush right for 5 yards gain to the VIL20 (#43 E.Carson)
4:362nd & 5 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush middle for 4 yards gain to the VIL24 (#43 E.Carson)
4:363rd & 1 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush middle for 1 yard gain to the VIL25 (#8 J.Fedd; #30 O.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
4:361st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush left for 1 yard gain to the VIL26 (#35 S.Line; #59 J.Lopez)
4:362nd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short middle to #83 B.Reed caught at VIL33, for 8 yards to the VIL34 (#21 T.Bartrum)
4:363rd & 1 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short right to #89 S.Welde caught at VIL36, for 6 yards to the VIL40 (#43 E.Carson), 1ST DOWN
4:361st & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush left for 3 yards gain to the VIL43 (#79 A.DeGrieck)
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush left for 1 yard gain to the VIL44 (#35 S.Line)
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete deep left to #4 J.Mace thrown to HAR30
Q4 14:044th & 6 at own 44#0 L.Larsen punt 49 yards to the HAR07 PENALTY HAR Holding (#15 C.Coffman) 3 yards from HAR07 to HAR04
4th quarter7 drives, then Villanova 52, Harvard 7
Harvard Punt, 3 plays
14:041st & 10 at own 4No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass incomplete deep middle to #2 D.Boyd thrown to HAR27 QB hurried by #0 C.Martin
14:042nd & 10 at own 4No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Gordon rush right for 3 yards gain to the HAR07 (#8 K.Moody)
14:043rd & 7 at own 7No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Harris rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HAR12 (#11 J.Hall)
12:264th & 2 at own 12#92 D.Fingersh punt 27 yards to the HAR39
Villanova Touchdown, 5 plays
12:261st & 10 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush left for 14 yards gain to the HAR25 (#1 D.Bradley), 1ST DOWN
12:261st & 10 at opp 25No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush right for 1 yard gain to the HAR24 (#8 J.Fedd; #21 T.Bartrum)
12:262nd & 9 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #1 L.Colella rush right for 18 yards gain to the HAR06 (#1 D.Bradley; #79 A.DeGrieck), 1ST DOWN
12:261st & goal at opp 6No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush right for 2 yards loss to the HAR08 (#30 O.Johnson)
12:262nd & goal at opp 8No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short left to #9 A.Johnson caught at HAR00, for 8 yards to the HAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:30 #42 J.Barnum kick attempt good (H: #16 J.Ryder, LS: #54 T.Colello)Villanova 45, Harvard 7
Harvard Interception, 6 plays
9:301st & 10 at own 35#42 J.Barnum kickoff 65 yards to the HAR00, Touchback
9:301st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig rush left for 2 yards gain to the HAR27, out of bounds at HAR27
9:302nd & 8 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass complete short right to #4 C.Henry caught at HAR26, for 10 yards to the HAR37 (#36 D.Bostic), 1ST DOWN
9:301st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Gordon rush middle for 9 yards gain to the HAR46 (#32 O.Bursey)
9:302nd & 1 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Gordon rush right for 0 yards to the HAR46 (#31 S.Hartzell)
9:303rd & 1 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #27 I.Bullock rush middle for 7 yards gain to the VIL47 (#22 C.Sapp), 1ST DOWN
6:421st & 10 at opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Craig pass intercepted by #22 C.Sapp at VIL31 #22 C.Sapp return 38 yards to the HAR31 (#1 J.Craig), out of bounds
Villanova Touchdown, 6 plays
6:421st & 10 at opp 31No Huddle-Shotgun #26 I.Wright rush middle for 1 yard loss to the HAR32 (#46 J.Kirkwood)
6:422nd & 11 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #26 I.Wright rush left for 6 yards gain to the HAR26 (#46 J.Kirkwood)
6:423rd & 5 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #3 T.Maddocks rush right for 3 yards gain to the HAR23 (#57 C.Gorman; #21 T.Bartrum)
6:424th & 2 at opp 23No Huddle-Shotgun #26 I.Wright rush middle for 4 yards gain to the HAR19 (#35 S.Line), 1ST DOWN
6:421st & 10 at opp 19No Huddle-Shotgun #18 J.Glantz rush middle for 14 yards gain to the HAR05 (#7 D.Henderson), 1ST DOWN
3:031st & goal at opp 5No Huddle-Shotgun #18 J.Glantz rush middle for 5 yards gain to the HAR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:03 #42 J.Barnum kick attempt good (H: #16 J.Ryder, LS: #54 T.Colello)Villanova 52, Harvard 7
Harvard Fumble, 3 plays
3:031st & 10 at own 35#42 J.Barnum kickoff 65 yards to the HAR00, Touchback PENALTY HAR UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#24 C.Phillips) 13 yards from HAR25 to HAR12
3:031st & 10 at own 12No Huddle-Shotgun #18 D.Gordon rush middle for 8 yards gain to the HAR20 (#11 J.Hall; #43 N.Betances)
3:032nd & 2 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Harris rush middle for 6 yards gain to the HAR26 (#11 J.Hall; #43 N.Betances), 1ST DOWN
1:581st & 10 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Harris rush right for 14 yards gain to the HAR40 fumbled by #20 J.Harris at HAR35 forced by #56 C.Caballero recovered by VIL #43 N.Betances at HAR40 #43 N.Betances return 0 yards to the HAR40 (#84 S.Daniell), out of bounds
Villanova End of game, 3 plays
1:581st & 10 at opp 40No Huddle-Shotgun #2 E.Smith rush right for 4 yards gain to the HAR36 (#36 O.Gayles; #99 X.Agostino)
1:581st & 10 at own 26Timeout Harvard, clock 01:58
Villanova End of game, 3 plays
1:582nd & 6 at opp 36Kneel down by #3 T.Maddocks at HAR37 for loss of 1 yard
1:583rd & 7 at opp 37Kneel down by #3 T.Maddocks at HAR38 for loss of 1 yard

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.

Villanova leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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