2021 Villanova Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2021
| sport = football
| team = Villanova Wildcats
| image = Villanova Wildcats logo.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Colonial Athletic Association
| short_conf = CAA
| STATSRank = 8
| FCSCoachRank = 8
| record = 10–3
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Mark Ferrante
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Chris Boden
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach= Ola Adams
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Villanova Stadium
| champion = CAA co-champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| bowl_result = L 21–35 vs. South Dakota State
}}
{{2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings}}
The 2021 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| time = y
| tv = y
| attend = y
| rank = y
| opprank = y
| rankyear = 2021
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
| September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at | Lehigh
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | | Bucknell
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | | No. 21 Richmond | No. 12 | Villanova Stadium | Villanova, PA | FloFootball | W 34–27 | 12,001
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at | No. 6 (FBS) Penn State
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at | No. 3 James Madison | No. 11 | Bridgeforth Stadium | Harrisonburg, VA | FloFootball | W 28–27 | 25,035
| October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at | Albany | No. 6 | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium | Albany, NY | FloFootball | W 17-10 | 7,121
| October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | | No. 18 Rhode Island | No. 5 | Villanova Stadium | Villanova, PA | FloFootball | W 44-0 | 7,341
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | | William & Mary | No. 4 | Villanova Stadium | Villanova, PA | FloFootball | L 18-31 | 5,101
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at | Elon | No. 10 | Rhodes Stadium | Elon, NC | FloFootball | W 35-0 | 8,865
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | | Stony Brook | No. 8 | Villanova Stadium | Villanova, PA | FloFootball | W 33-14 | 4,421
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at | Delaware | No. 6 | Delaware Stadium | Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)| FloFootball | W 21-13 | 11,437
| December 3 | 7:00 p.m. | | No. 24 Holy Cross
| December 11 | 2:00 p.m. | | No. 11 South Dakota State
}}
Game summaries
=at No. 6 <small>(FBS)</small> Penn State=
{{See also|2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team}}
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|titlestyle={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Villanova Wildcats}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=No. 11 Villanova at No. 6 {{small|(FBS)}} Penn State – Game summary
|date=September 25
|time= 12:00 p.m. EDT
|road=No. 11 Villanova
|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=14
|home=No. 6 {{small|(FBS)}} Penn State
|H1=7 |H2=10 |H3=14 |H4=7
|stadium=Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
|attendance=105,790
|weather={{convert|70|°F|°C}}; sunny
|referee=Jerry McGinn
|TV=BTN
|TVAnnouncers=Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
|reference=Pregame line: None (due to Villanova's FCS status) • Odds to win: Penn State 96.8% • [https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401282817 ESPN box score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
- PSU – Jahan Dotson, 52-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick, 12:59 (PSU, 7–0)
- VU – Cole Bunce, 39-yard field goal, 1:21 (PSU, 7–3)
;Second quarter
- PSU – Parker Washington, 52-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 14:07 (PSU, 14–3)
- PSU – Stout, 29-yard field goal, 8:26 (PSU, 17–3)
;Third quarter
- PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 83-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 14:14 (PSU, 24–3)
- PSU – Washington, 23-yard TD pass from Clifford, Stout kick, 1:58 (PSU, 31–3)
;Fourth quarter
- PSU – Tyler Warren, 3-yard TD run, Stout kick, 13:58 (PSU, 38–3)
- VU – Rayjoun Pringle, 57-yard TD pass from Daniel Smith, Bunce kick, 9:42 (PSU, 38–10)
- VU – Pringle, 17-yard TD pass from Smith, Bunce kick, 1:38 (PSU, 38–17)
}}
{{AmFootballGameStatistics
| Float = left
| Visitor = Villanova Wildcats
| VisitorDisplay = VU
| Home = Penn State Nittany Lions
| HomeDisplay = PSU
| VisFirsts = 15
| VisPlaysYds = 60–280
| VisRushing = 26–58
| VisPassYds = 222
| VisPassing = 20–34–1
| VisTOP = 31:15
| HomeFirsts = 20
| HomePlaysYds = 65–509
| HomeRushing = 34–80
| HomePassYds = 429
| HomePassing = 22–31–1
| HomeTOP = 28:45
}}
{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers
| Float = right
| Visitor = Villanova Wildcats
| VisitorDisplay = Villanova
| Home = Penn State Nittany Lions
| HomeDisplay = Penn State
| VisPasser = Daniel Smith
| VisPassStats = 20/34, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT
| VisRusher = Jalen Jackson
| VisRushStats = 7 carries, 58 yards
| VisReceiver = Rayjoun Pringle
| VisReceivingStats = 4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
| HomePasser = Sean Clifford
| HomePassStats = 19/26, 401 yards, 4 TD, INT
| HomeRusher = John Lovett
| HomeRushStats = 11 carries, 45 yards
| HomeReceiver = Parker Washington
| HomeReceivingStats = 5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
}}
{{Clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Villanova Wildcats football navbox}}
{{Colonial Athletic Association football champions}}
Category:Villanova Wildcats football seasons
Category:Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference champion seasons
Category:2021 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
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