Chason Virgil completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to CJ Turner on fourth down with 2:56 left and SE Louisiana held off Villanova for a 45-44 win in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.
Daniel Smith threw four of his five touchdown passes to Changa Hodge and ran for a sixth score as Villanova crushed Delaware 55-33 in the annual rivalry game Saturday afternoon.
Nowooola Awopetu returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye capped a rally with a 20-yard scoring run midway through the fourth quarter to lead Villanova to a 35-28 victory over Richmond on Saturday.
Max Brosmer threw three touchdown passes, two to Dylan Laube in the second half to rally New Hampshire to a 28-20 win over Villanova on Saturday.
Nick Courtney kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired, lifting Stony Brook to a 36-35 upset win over Villanova on Saturday night in which the Seawolves scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
Ben DiNucci passed for three touchdowns, MJ Hampton returned an interception 83 yards for the winning score and James Madison rallied with a dominant fourth quarter to clip Villanova 38-24 on Saturday in a clash of two teams ranked in the top five of...
College football's superpowers had the week off, and it looked like a quiet day filled with blowouts and turnovers until SMU pulled off a 21-point comeback to win in triple overtime.
Daniel Smith threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Dee Wil Barlee on fourth-and-goal with 1:59 left in the game and Villanova held off William & Mary 35-28 on Saturday.
Daniel Smith passed for a touchdown and ran for two more and Villanova scored on its first five possessions to defeat Maine 33-17 on Saturday.
Daniel Smith raced into the end zone on a bootleg from the 2 and Villanova edged Towson 52-45 in overtime in a game where two teams, unbeaten and ranked in the FCS top 20, traded score for score Saturday night.
Daniel Smith threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Villanova took an early lead and held it to beat Bucknell 45-10 on Saturday.
Daniel Smith threw touchdowns to three different receivers and Villanova overwhelmed Lehigh 38-10 on Saturday.
No matter the tough road assignment, Villanova has played with midseason form to open a new campaign under coach Mark Ferrante.
While Penn State hasn't played an FCS team since 2011, it will host regional FCS opponents Villanova and Delaware in the next decade. Delaware has never played Penn State, while Villanova last faced the Nittany Lions in 1951.
Wake Forest has added Villanova to its 2020 schedule while its game with Tulane that season has been pushed back to 2027.
Villanova offensive tackle Brad Seaton is 6-foot-7, 310 pounds. The Titans took him at 236 in the seventh round. He'll have to learn to get low to maximize his chance to stick in the NFL.
Villanova DE Tanoh Kpassagnon was the first player from a FCS school to be drafted this year when Kansas City took him No. 59 overall.
Kansas City selected the 6-foot-7, 289-pound Villanova product, who has one of the higher ceilings in this 2017 class.
The Chiefs went for need with their second round pick by drafting Villanova defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon. The Chiefs recently released starter Jaye Howard. Another lineman, Bennie Logan, is a potential free agent at the end of the 2017 season.
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 8-0 | 12-1 |
| Albany | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| New Hampshire | 5-3 | 6-5 |
| Villanova | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Elon | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| Towson | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Richmond | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Maine | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Delaware | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| William & Mary | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Stony Brook | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| Rhode Island | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ortega | QB-DT | Committed | 69 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | J. Robertson | Walter Payton Award |
| 2001 | B. Westbrook | Walter Payton Award |
