2023 Villanova Wildcats football team

2023 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Mark Ferrante (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Boden (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ross Pennypacker (2nd season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium (capacity: 12,500)

2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Albany +^		7	–	1					11	–	4
No. 6 Villanova +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 15 Richmond +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 10 Delaware ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Elon		6	–	2					6	–	5
New Hampshire		4	–	4					6	–	5
Rhode Island		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					6	–	5
Campbell		4	–	4					5	–	6
Towson		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hampton		3	–	5					5	–	6
Monmouth		3	–	5					4	–	7
Maine		1	–	7					2	–	9
North Carolina A&T		0	–	8					1	–	10
Stony Brook		0	–	8					0	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Villanova Wildcats football team will represent Villanova University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats are led by seventh-year head coach Mark Ferrante and play home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 2	12:00 p.m.	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	ESPN+	W 38–10
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Colgate*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports
September 16	6:30 p.m.	at UCF*	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN+
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at Albany	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	FloSports
October 7	4:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	FloSports
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Elon	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Towson	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time