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The 2024 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by eight-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played home games at Villanova Stadium located in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches # AP °; Villanova Wildcats (NCAA University Division / Division I / I-A independent) (1894–1980): 1894: Mike Murphy: 1–0
Tyler Perkins drained a 3-pointer with 8.7 seconds left as host Villanova knocked off No. 9 St. John's, ending the Red Storm's 10-game winning streak with an exciting 73-71 victory Wednesday.
The postseason began in November and, aside from any scheduled all-star games, ended on January 6, 2025 with the 2025 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. [1] Due to the structure of the calendar in 2024, FCS teams were allowed to play 12 regular-season games instead of the normal 11. [2]
Villanova: The Wildcats lost in part because they couldn't stay hot from 3-point range. They went 9 of 18 from beyond the arc during a first half that featured eight ties and 12 lead changes.
The 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 155th season of college football in the United States, the 119th season organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the 49th of the highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season began on August 24 and ended on December 14.
The Wildcats football team played their first game 131 years ago in November 1894 coached by Mike Murphy.They continued to play as an independent team for 87 seasons, [2] [3] participating in several Bowl Games and sending numerous players into professional football, including Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long, a second round selection in the 1981 NFL draft.
Following the first 10 iterations of the College Football Playoff comprising four teams, the 2024–25 playoff was the first to include 12 teams as ranked by the College Football Playoff poll. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The five highest-ranked conference champions, including at least one from the Group of Five conferences , were selected to compete, along ...