2018 Villanova
5–6 (2–6 Colonial Athletic Association). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bucknell 49–7Sep 22
By 42 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Temple 19–17Sep 1
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Temple | W 19–17 | 18% |
| Sep 8 | at Lehigh | W 31–9 | 49% |
| Sep 15 | vs Towson | L 35–45 | 69% |
| Sep 22 | vs Bucknell | W 49–7 | 80% |
| Sep 29 | at Stony Brook | L 27–29 | 33% |
| Oct 6 | at Maine | L 10–13 | 48% |
| Oct 13 | vs James Madison | L 0–37 | 30% |
| Oct 27 | vs New Hampshire | L 0–34 | 68% |
| Nov 3 | at Richmond | W 45–21 | 37% |
| Nov 10 | vs William & Mary | L 17–24 | 69% |
| Nov 17 | at Delaware | W 42–21 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Delaware 42–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Colonial Athletic Association.
In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 10th in Colonial Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 275–257
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1340 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −19.1 No. 28 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 187
- Offensive coordinator
- Sam Venuto
- Defensive coordinator
- Joe Trainer
- Offense
- Multiple spread
- Defense
- 3–3–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | Zach Bednarczyk QB | 254 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Zach Bednarczyk QB | 3 TD |
| Rushing yards | Aaron Forbes RB | 111 yds |
| Receiving yards | Ryan Bell TE | 81 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Brandon Chadbourn WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Corey Russo RB | 7 tkl |
| Sacks | Malik Fisher DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Jeff Steeb LB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Michael Taylor WDE | ★★★ | No. 2300 |
| Owen Thomas TE | ★★ | No. 3059 |
| Garrett Zobel SDE | ||
| Elijah Trent CB | ||
| Christian Benford S |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.770 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.800 |
| Whole class | 2 | 2.5 | 0.785 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2018 Colonial Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 7–1 | 10–4 | |
| James Madison | 7–2 | 9–4 | |
| Stony Brook | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Towson | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Elon | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Delaware | 5–4 | 7–5 | |
 Rhode Island | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| William & Mary | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| New Hampshire | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Villanova | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| Richmond | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 UAlbany | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.