1991 Villanova Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991
| team = Villanova Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 10–2
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Andy Talley
| hc_year = 7th
| def_coach = Dan MacNeill
| dc_year = 4th
| stadium = Villanova Stadium
| captain =
| champion = Yankee co-champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| bowl_result = L 16–17 at Youngstown State
}}
{{1991 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1991 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Andy Talley, the Wildcats played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. Villanova finished the season with an overall record of 10–2 and a conference mark of 7–1, sharing the Yankee Conference title with Delaware and New Hampshire. Villanova qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, losing to the eventual national champion, Youngstown State, in the first round.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1991
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| score = 48–7
| attend = 7,796
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-sentinel-nova-drubs-bears/162990950/|work=Morning Sentinel|title='Nova drubs Bears|date=September 9, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| score = 40–0
| attend = 5,736
| source = {{cite news |title='Nova Rips Bucknell for Second Romp, 40–0 |first=Diane |last=Pucin |date=September 15, 1991 |page=10-D |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58552250/1991-bucknell-villanova/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 35–3
| attend = 7,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112537858/powerful-villanova-rolls-over-richmond/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Powerful Villanova rolls over Richmond|date=September 22, 1991|accessdate=November 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| rank = 13
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| score = 35–13
| attend = 10,116
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-wildcats-rally-s/162991106/|work=Press of Atlantic City|title=Wildcats rally, score four second-half touchdowns|date=September 29, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| rank = 8
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| score = 56–6
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-boston-u-routed-by-vil/162991218/|work=The News Journal|title=Boston U. routed by Villanova 56–6|date=October 6, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–38
| attend = 18,534
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-post-vergantino-leads-delaware-p/162989989/|work=Courier-Post|title=Vergantino leads Delaware past Villanova|date=October 20, 1991|accessdate=January 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = T–12
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| score = 35–21
| attend = 6,887
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-villanova-burns-tribe/162914582/|work=Daily Press|title=Villanova burns Tribe|date=October 27, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = T–10
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| score = 49–14
| attend = 3,052
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-villanova-roll/162991342/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Villanova rolls past R.I., 49–14, but loses Kennedy|date=November 3, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = New Hampshire
| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium
| opprank = 7
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| score = 33–7
| attend = 10,416
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-unh-is-sidetracked-by-v/162991452/|work=Boston Sunday Globe|title=UNH is sidetracked by Villanova|date=November 10, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| opponent = UMass
| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| score = 24–14
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-villanova-enjoys-feast-of/162991638/|work=The Republican|title=Villanova enjoys feast of UMass turnovers, 24–14|date=November 17, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = Fordham
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 14–9
| attend = 4,739
| source = {{cite news |title=Villanova Gains Spot in Playoffs |first=M.G. |last=Missanelli |date=November 24, 1991 |page=1-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58590945/1991-fordham-villanova/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = Youngstown State
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Stambaugh Stadium
| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH
| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA First Round
| score = 16–17
| attend = 9,556
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-nova-falls-1/162911598/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title='Nova falls, 17–16, to Youngstown|date=December 1, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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