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2025 Villanova

12–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Coastal Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Villanova in 2025, game by game: won vs. Colgate 24–17; lost at No. 2 Penn State 6–52; lost at Monmouth 33–51; won vs. William & Mary 31–24; won at New Hampshire 37–7; won at Elon 29–21; won vs. Hampton 56–14; won vs. UAlbany 29–16; won at Towson 28–10; won vs. Stony Brook 30–27; won vs. Sacred Heart 34–10; won vs. Harvard 52–7; won at Lehigh 14–7; won at Tarleton State 26–21; lost vs. Illinois State 14–30+45−46Won 24–17 vs. Colgate+7ColgateLost 6–52 at No. 2 Penn State-46No. 2 Penn StateLost 33–51 at Monmouth-18MonmouthWon 31–24 vs. William & Mary+7William & MaryWon 37–7 at New Hampshire+30New HampshireWon 29–21 at Elon+8ElonWon 56–14 vs. Hampton+42HamptonWon 29–16 vs. UAlbany+13UAlbanyWon 28–10 at Towson+18TowsonWon 30–27 vs. Stony Brook+3Stony BrookWon 34–10 vs. Sacred Heart+24Sacred HeartWon 52–7 vs. Harvard+45HarvardWon 14–7 at Lehigh+7LehighWon 26–21 at Tarleton State+5Tarleton StateLost 14–30 vs. Illinois State-16Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsColgateW 24–⁠1782%
Sep 13at2Penn StateL 6–⁠5212%
Sep 20atMonmouthL 33–⁠5151%
Sep 27vsWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠2464%
Oct 4atNew HampshireW 37–⁠743%
Oct 11atElonW 29–⁠2147%
Oct 18vsHamptonW 56–⁠1487%
Oct 25vsUAlbanyW 29–⁠1688%
Nov 8atTowsonW 28–⁠1064%
Nov 15vsStony BrookW 30–⁠2777%
Nov 22vsSacred HeartW 34–⁠1080%
Nov 29vsHarvardFCS Championship – First RoundW 52–⁠757%
Dec 6atLehighFCS Championship – Second RoundW 14–⁠740%
Dec 13atTarleton StateFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalW 26–⁠2144%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsIllinois StateFCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP SemifinalL 14–⁠3068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 30–⁠14 in the FCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Coastal Athletic Association.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
12–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Coastal Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
443–⁠314
Coach
—
Elo
1538 +136 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.6 No. 19 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chris Boden
Defensive coordinator
Ross Pennypacker
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsPat McQuaide QB3,092 yds
Passing touchdownsPat McQuaide QB24 TD
Rushing yardsJa’briel Mace RB977 yds
Rushing touchdownsJa’briel Mace RB12 TD
Receiving yardsLuke Colella WR1,071 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuke Colella WR8 TD
TacklesShane Hartzell LB23 tkl
SacksShane Hartzell LB1.5 sacks
InterceptionsAnthony Hawkins DB2 INT

Roster 94

The 2025 roster

94 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 3

The 2025 portal
Julian Talley S★★from Pennsylvania
Luke Larsen P★★from East Carolina
Luke Colella WRfrom Princeton

Transfers out 2

Jaylan Sanchez WR★★★to James Madison
David Avit RBreturned to Villanova

2025 Coastal Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Rhode Island8–⁠011–⁠3
Villanova7–⁠112–⁠3
Monmouth6–⁠29–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠5
William & Mary6–⁠27–⁠5
Maine5–⁠36–⁠6
Towson4–⁠46–⁠6
Elon4–⁠46–⁠6
Stony Brook4–⁠46–⁠6
Campbell2–⁠62–⁠10
North Carolina A&T2–⁠62–⁠10
Bryant1–⁠73–⁠9
UAlbany1–⁠72–⁠10
Hampton0–⁠82–⁠10

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