| 2014 Villanova Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | 
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 7 | 
| FCS Coaches | No. 7 | 
| Record | 11–3 (7–1 CAA) | 
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| Offensive coordinator | Sam Venuto (16th season) | 
| Defensive coordinator | Billy Crocker (3rd season) | 
| Home stadium | Villanova Stadium | 
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 New Hampshire $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Villanova ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Richmond ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 30th-year head coach Andy Talley and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in CAA play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Liberty in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
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| August 29 | 7:30 pm | at Syracuse* | No. 12 | ESPN3 | L 26–27 2OT | 41,189 | |
| September 6 | 3:30 pm | No. 11 Fordham* | No. 10 | ASN | W 50–6 | 6,151 | |
| September 20 | 12:30 pm | James Madison | No. 8 | 
  | CSN | W 49–31 | 10,781 | 
| September 27 | 3:00 pm | at Penn* | No. 6 | W 41–7 | 12,353 | ||
| October 4 | 12:30 pm | at Maine | No. 6 | W 41–20 | 5,173 | ||
| October 11 | 1:00 pm | Rhode Island | No. 6 | 
  | NNAA | W 44–21 | 3,611 | 
| October 18 | 3:30 pm | at No. 15 William & Mary | No. 5 | W 35–31 | 10,764 | ||
| October 25 | 3:30 pm | Morgan State* | No. 5 | 
  | NNAA | W 48–28 | 7,821 | 
| November 1 | 12:30 pm | at No. 13 Richmond | No. 4 | CSN | L 9–10 | 7,902 | |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | Towson | No. 7 | 
  | W 42–14 | 4,529 | |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | Albany | No. 6 | 
  | ASN | W 48–31 | 4,541 | 
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | at Delaware | No. 6 | W 35–28 | 17,056 | ||
| December 6 | 4:30 pm | No. 20 Liberty* | No. 5 | 
  | ESPN3 | W 29–22 | 3,113 | 
| December 13 | 1:00 pm | No. 19 Sam Houston State* | No. 5 | 
  | ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 2,333 | 
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Game summaries
At Syracuse
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| #12 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 
| Orange | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 
Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #11 Rams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 
| #10 Wildcats | 7 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dukes | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 
| #8 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 
At Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Wildcats | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 
| Quakers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 
At Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 
| Black Bears | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 
Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 
| #6 Wildcats | 16 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 
At William and Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 
| Tribe | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 
Morgan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 
| #5 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 48 | 
At Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 
| Spiders | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 
| #7 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 
| #6 Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 48 | 
At Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #6 Wildcats | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 
| Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 
FCS Playoffs
Liberty (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #20 Flames | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 
| #5 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 
Sam Houston State (FCS Playoff Quarterfinal)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #19 Bearkats | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 
| #5 Wildcats | 13 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | 
| Sports Network | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 
| Coaches | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 
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