2009 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 2009 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. They were co-champions of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and advanced to the National Championship game where they defeated Montana, 23–21. It was Villanova's first national championship in football, marking them as the only team to have both an NCAA Division I Football and Men's Basketball championship (the FCS is the only official NCAA Division I Football Championship). They finished with a record of 14–1, 7–1 in CAA play.

2009 Villanova Wildcats football
NCAA Division I champion CAA co-champion Lambert Cup winner ECAC Team of the Year
NCAA Division I Championship Game, W 23–21 vs. Montana
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	14–1 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Andy Talley (25th season)
Offensive coordinator	Sam Venuto (11th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Reardon (5th season)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
UMass		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northeastern		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rhode Island		0	–	8					1	–	10
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 4 William & Mary ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
Delaware		4	–	4					6	–	5
James Madison		4	–	4					6	–	5
Towson		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	at Temple*	No. 5	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)		W 27–24	27,759
September 12	7:00 pm	Lehigh*	No. 3	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FCS	W 38–17	8,811
September 19	7:00 pm	at Penn*	No. 2	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	TCN	W 14–3	14,876
September 26	3:30 pm	Northeastern	No. 2	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	TCN	W 56–7	11,119
October 3	3:30 pm	No. 5 William & Mary	No. 2	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	Versus	W 28–17	8,217
October 10	12:00 pm	at No. 5 New Hampshire	No. 2	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH		L 24–28	14,811
October 17	3:30 pm	at No. 16 James Madison	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	TCN	W 27–0	16,037
October 24	3:30 pm	Rhode Island	No. 4	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		W 36–7	5,517
November 7	3:30 pm	at No. 1 Richmond	No. 4	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia	CSN	W 21–20	11,667
November 14	1:00 pm	at Towson	No. 2	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, Maryland		W 49–7	5,339
November 21	3:30 pm	No. 25 Delaware	No. 2	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	TCN	W 30–12	12,073
November 28	12:00 pm	No. 17 Holy Cross*	No. 2	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I First Round)		W 38–28	4,319
December 5	3:30 pm	No. 10 New Hampshire*	No. 2	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	CSN	W 46–7	2,661
December 11	8:00 pm	No. 6 William & Mary*	No. 2	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2	W 14–13	4,171
December 18	8:00 pm	vs. No. 1 Montana*	No. 2	Finley Stadium TN (NCAA Division I Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 23–21	14,328
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2009 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 71 Ben Ijalana Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Andy Talley Coordinators/assistant coaches Mark Ferrante (AHC/OL) Darrius G. Smith (RB/TE) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster