1991 Villanova Wildcats football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1991 Villanova Wildcats football Yankee Conference Yankee 10–2 7–1 Andy Talley 7th Dan MacNeill 4th Villanova Stadium Yankee co-champion NCAA Division I-AA First Round L 16–17 at Youngstown State 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 1991 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 7 w y Maine Alumni Stadium Orono, ME 48–7 7,796 https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-sentinel-nova-drubs-bears/162990950/ Morning Sentinel 'Nova drubs Bears September 9, 1991 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com September 14 w y y 16 Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA 40–0 5,736 'Nova Rips Bucknell for Second Romp, 40–0 Diane Pucin September 15, 1991 10-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58552250/1991-bucknell-villanova/ September 21 w y 16 Richmond University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA 35–3 7,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112537858/powerful-villanova-rolls-over-richmond/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Powerful Villanova rolls over Richmond September 22, 1991 November 4, 2022 Newspapers.com September 28 w 13 Connecticut Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA 35–13 10,116 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-wildcats-rally-s/162991106/ Press of Atlantic City Wildcats rally, score four second-half touchdowns September 29, 1991 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com October 5 w 8 Boston University Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA 56–6 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-boston-u-routed-by-vil/162991218/ The News Journal Boston U. routed by Villanova 56–6 October 6, 1991 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com October 19 l y 4 Delaware 14 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE rivalry 28–38 18,534 https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-post-vergantino-leads-delaware-p/162989989/ Courier-Post Vergantino leads Delaware past Villanova October 20, 1991 January 13, 2025 Newspapers.com October 26 w y T–12 William & Mary Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA 35–21 6,887 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-villanova-burns-tribe/162914582/ Daily Press Villanova burns Tribe October 27, 1991 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com November 2 w y T–10 Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI 49–14 3,052 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-villanova-roll/162991342/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Villanova rolls past R.I., 49–14, but loses Kennedy November 3, 1991 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com November 9 w 9 New Hampshire Villanova Stadium 7 Villanova, PA 33–7 10,416 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-unh-is-sidetracked-by-v/162991452/ Boston Sunday Globe UNH is sidetracked by Villanova November 10, 1991 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com November 16 w 7 UMass Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA 24–14 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-villanova-enjoys-feast-of/162991638/ The Republican Villanova enjoys feast of UMass turnovers, 24–14 November 17, 1991 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com November 23 w y y 7 Fordham Coffey Field Bronx, NY 14–9 4,739 Villanova Gains Spot in Playoffs M.G. Missanelli November 24, 1991 1-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58590945/1991-fordham-villanova/ November 30 l y y 7 Youngstown State 13 Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH NCAA Division I-AA First Round 16–17 9,556 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-nova-falls-1/162911598/ The Philadelphia Inquirer 'Nova falls, 17–16, to Youngstown December 1, 1991 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com References Villanova Category:Villanova Wildcats football seasons Villanova Wildcats football Villanova