2023 Villanova Wildcats football team

2023 Villanova Wildcats football
CAA co-champion
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 15
Record	9–2 (7–1 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 represents 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	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 p.m.	at Lehigh*		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	ESPN+	W 38–10	4,360
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Colgate*		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	W 42–19	5,101
September 16	6:30 p.m.	at UCF*	No. 24	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN+	L 14–48	44,206
September 23	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 Rhode Island	No. 25	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	W 35–9	5,913
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at Albany	No. 16	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	FloSports	L 10–31	7,071
October 7	4:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T		Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	FloSports	W 37–14	8,098
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Elon		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	W 21–0	2,429
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	No. 19	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	W 48–13	5,119
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	No. 17	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 45–33	6,633
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Towson	No. 13	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	W 33–10	4,819
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Delaware	No. 10	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)	FloSports, NBC Sports Philadelphia	W 35–7	17,718
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time