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2024 Villanova

10–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Coastal Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Villanova in 2024, game by game: won vs. Youngstown State 24–17; won at Colgate 28–3; won vs. Towson 14–13; lost at Maryland 20–38; won vs. Long Island University 24–10; won at Stony Brook 42–24; lost at Maine 7–35; won vs. New Hampshire 14–6; won at Hampton 20–14; won vs. North Carolina A&T 31–3; lost at Monmouth 33–40; won vs. Delaware 38–28; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 22–17; lost at Incarnate Word 6–13+28−28Won 24–17 vs. Youngstown State+7Youngstown StateWon 28–3 at Colgate+25ColgateWon 14–13 vs. Towson+1TowsonLost 20–38 at Maryland-18MarylandWon 24–10 vs. Long Island University+14Long Island Uni…Won 42–24 at Stony Brook+18Stony BrookLost 7–35 at Maine-28MaineWon 14–6 vs. New Hampshire+8New HampshireWon 20–14 at Hampton+6HamptonWon 31–3 vs. North Carolina A&T+28North Carolina …Lost 33–40 at Monmouth-7MonmouthWon 38–28 vs. Delaware+10DelawareWon 22–17 vs. Eastern Kentucky+5Eastern KentuckyLost 6–13 at Incarnate Word-7Incarnate Word
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsYoungstown StateW 24–⁠1766%
Sep 7atColgateW 28–⁠368%
Sep 14vsTowsonW 14–⁠1379%
Sep 21atMarylandL 20–⁠3828%
Sep 28vsLong Island UniversityW 24–⁠1087%
Oct 5atStony BrookW 42–⁠2469%
Oct 19atMaineL 7–⁠3572%
Oct 26vsNew HampshireW 14–⁠668%
Nov 2atHamptonW 20–⁠1458%
Nov 9vsNorth Carolina A&TW 31–⁠392%
Nov 16atMonmouthL 33–⁠4069%
Nov 23vsDelawareW 38–⁠2851%
Nov 30vsEastern KentuckyFCS Championship – First RoundW 22–⁠1768%
Dec 7atIncarnate WordFCS Championship – Second RoundL 6–⁠1337%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Incarnate Word 13–⁠6 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Coastal Athletic Association.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 4th in Coastal Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
323–⁠261
Coach
—
Elo
1452 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.1 No. 22 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 197
Offensive coordinator
Chris Boden
Defensive coordinator
Ross Pennypacker
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsConnor Watkins QB2,102 yds
Passing touchdownsConnor Watkins QB13 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Avit RB923 yds
Rushing touchdownsDavid Avit RB9 TD
Receiving yardsJaylan Sanchez WR537 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevin Smith WR6 TD
TacklesEthan Potter DB10 tkl
SacksShane Hartzell LB1 sacks
InterceptionsTy Trinh DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Kenyon Miles WR★★★No. 1919
Dylan Mills QB★★★No. 2386
Anthony Hawkins S
David Avit RB
Damill Bostic Jr. CB

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.825
Receivers13.00.840
Whole class23.00.833

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.

Transfers in 0

The 2024 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 4

Devon Marshall CB★★★to NC State
Wyatt Hummel OT★★★to Colorado
Mitchell Bothwell TE★★★to Boise State
K-Shawn Schulters S★★★to Monmouth

2024 Coastal Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Rhode Island7–⁠011–⁠3
Richmond7–⁠010–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠210–⁠4
Stony Brook5–⁠38–⁠4
Towson5–⁠37–⁠5
Elon5–⁠36–⁠6
Monmouth4–⁠36–⁠6
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Maine3–⁠45–⁠7
UAlbany2–⁠54–⁠8
Hampton2–⁠65–⁠7
Campbell1–⁠63–⁠9
Bryant0–⁠82–⁠10
North Carolina A&T0–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.