VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Game notes

VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Game notes

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THE MATCHUP

Date Time Stadium Capacity

September 15, 2018 3:30 PM

Villanova Stadium 12,000

LIVE COVERAGE

TV FOX College Sports/FOX Sports GO Matt Janus (Play By Play) Ken Dunek (Analyst)

RADIO 610 ESPN Ryan Fannon (Play By Play) Kevin Reilly (Analyst)

ONLINE Live Audio

Live Stats

ALL-TIME SERIES

VILLANOVA LEADS 9-5 First Meeting First Villanova Win First Towson Win

Won, 41-6 (2004) 41-6 (2004) 40-19 (2005)

Last Meeting Last Villanova Win Last Towson Win

Won, 24-9 (2017) 24-9 (2017) 28-21 (2015)

Mark Ferrante vs. Towson

1-0

Rob Ambrose vs. Villanova

3-6

at Villanova

5-2

at Towson

4-3

Current Streak Longest Streak

Villanova, W2 (2016-17) Villanova, W4 (2007-10)

VU MEDIA RELATIONS

FOOTBALL CONTACT Dean Kenefick, Associate AD/Communications E: dean.kenefick@villanova.edu P: 610-308-4395

SECONDARY CONTACT David Berman, Director of Communications E: david.berman@villanova.edu P: 610-519-4122

NO. 10 VILLANOVA WILDCATS (2-0, 0-0 CAA Football)

Head Coach Mark Ferrante, Second Season

Record at Villanova

7-6

Career Record

7-6

Last Two Games September 8 September 1

at Lehigh (W, 31-9) at Temple (W, 19-17)

TOWSON TIGERS (1-1, 0-0 CAA Football)

Head Coach Rob Ambrose, 10th Season

Record at Towson

53-55

Career Record

57-62

Last Two Games September 8 September 1

at Wake Forest (L, 20-51) at Morgan State (W, 36-10)

VILLANOVA SCHEDULE

Date 9.1 9.8 9.15 9.22 9.29 10.6 10.13 10.27 11.3 11.10 11.17

Opponent (Ranking) at Temple at Lehigh Towson (*) Bucknell at Stony Brook (*) at Maine (*) James Madison (*) New Hampshire (*) at Richmond (*) William & Mary (*) at Delaware (*)

Time/Result W, 19-17 W, 31-9 3:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:30 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 PM

BROADCAST SCHEDULE Temple Towson Stony Brook Maine James Madison New Hampshire Richmond William & Mary Delaware

ESPNEWS FOX College Sports/FOX Sports GO FOX College Sports/FOX Sports GO WVII/WPME/FOX College Sports Fox College Sports/Fox Sports GO College Sports Live/CBS Digital NBC Sports Washington Fox College Sports/Fox Sports GO NBC Sports Philadelphia/SNY/WRDE

TODAY'S GAME

VILLANOVA... ? Is ranked No. 10 in this week's STATS FCS Top 25 Poll and AFCA FCS Coaches' Poll ? Moves into the top 10 of the STATS FCS rankings for the first time since Week 3 last year ? Has won four of its last five home games against Towson, most recently 40-21 in 2016 ? Defeated Lehigh, 31-9, last Saturday to improve to 2-0 for the first time since 2009 ? Has held 10 of 13 opponents since start of last season below 100 rushing yards ? Ranks 6th among FCS teams in time of possession (36:18) through first two weeks ? Senior WR Jarrett McClenton had a career-high 114 yards and 2 TD in win over Lehigh ? Senior QB Zach Bednarczyk is ranked third in FCS with six passing touchdowns

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QUICK FACTS

Villanova University

Location

Villanova, Pa.

Founded

1842

Enrollment

6,584

President

Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A.

Athletic Director

Mark Jackson

Colors

Blue and White

Nickname

Wildcats

Athletics History

Team National Championships

21

Individual National Champions

120

Team Conference Championships

109

Villanova Football Affiliation Conference First Year All-Time Record Bowl Games FCS Playoff Appearances Last Playoff Appearance National Championships

FCS CAA Football

1894 619-479-41 (.561)

5 12 2016

1

Head Coach Head Coach Years at Villanova Years as Head Coach Career Record

Mark Ferrante 32

Second Season 7-6 (.538)

Stadium Stadium Capacity Playing Field Surface Press Box Phone All-Time Record

Villanova Stadium 12,000

Goodreau Field Astroplay (artificial grass)

610-519-5290 242-101-5 (.703)

Award Winners

Walter Payton Awards

3

Jerry Rice Awards

1

All-Americans

28

Major Confence Awards

15

All-Conference Honorees

247

Academic All-Americans

14

CAA Football Scholar-Athletes of the Year 4

Academic All-Conference Honorees

354

2018 Team Information Offensive Formation Defensive Formation Letterwinners Returning Letterwinners Lost Offensive Starters Returning/Lost Defensive Starters Returning/Lost Specialists Returning/Lost 2017 Overall Record 2017 Conference Record

Multiple 3-3-5 70 22 9/2 7/4 2/4 5-6

3-5 (tie-7th)

VILLANOVA LAST TIME OUT

September 8: at Lehigh (W, 31-9)

TEAM STATS First Downs Rushing Yards Rushing TDs Passing Yards Passing TDs Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties Punts-Yards Kickoffs-Yards Kick Returns Punt Returns Interception Returns Fumble Returns Time of Possession 3rd Down 4th Down Field Goals PATs Red Zone Sacks

VU 22 190 1 215 3 405 0-0 9-75 6-223 6-355 3-80-0 5-40-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 33:56 3 of 14 1 of 2 1-3 2-3 3-5 2-15

LU 10 32 0 144 1 176 1-1 8-74 10-433 3-164 2-34-0 3-11-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 26:04 2 of 15 1 of 1 1-1 0-0 1-1 4-29

VILLANOVA PASSING (C-A | YD | T-I)

Bednarczyk

16-29 215 3-1

VILLANOVA RUSHING (Att.-Yds. | TD)

Jackson

12-69

0

Forbes

11-57

0

Covington

7-29

1

DaSilva

3-28

0

Gudzak

5-21

0

Bednarczyk

4-7

0

Schetelich

3-minus 21 0

VILLANOVA RECEIVING (Rec.-Yds. | TD)

McClenton

6-114

2

Bell

5-62

1

Hodge

2-27

0

Forbes

1-9

0

Bingelis

1-7

0

Covington

1-minus 4

0

VILLANOVA DEFENSE (Top Tacklers)

Benford

6 | 1 INT

Black

4 | 1 sack

Thomas

3 | 1 sack

TALE OF THE TAPE

VILLANOVA (2-0, 0-0 CAA Football)

Team Statistics

VU OPP

Points/Game

25.0 13.0

First Downs/Game

24.0 13.0

Rushing Yards/Game 170.5 39.0

Passing Yards/Game 234.5 174.5

Total Offense/Game

405.0 213.5

Third Down Conv.

37% 36%

Fourth Down Conv.

80% 50%

Turnovers (INT-FL)

2-0

3-1

Time of Possession

36:18 23:43

Penalty Yards/Game 78.5 65.0

TOWSON (1-1, 0-0 CAA Football)

Team Statistics

TU OPP

Points/Game

28.0 30.5

First Downs/Game

23.0 22.5

Rushing Yards/Game 110.5 201.5

Passing Yards/Game 295.0 173.0

Total Offense/Game

405.5 374.5

Third Down Conv.

31% 45%

Fourth Down Conv.

17% 25%

Turnovers (INT-FL)

2-1

2-2

Time of Possession

29:10 29:47

Penalty Yards/Game

84.0 53.5

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Yds Att. Avg. TD YPG

Forbes

168 27 6.2 0 84.0

Jackson

69 12 5.8 0 34.5

Covington 66 15 3.9 1 33.0

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Yds Att. Avg. TD YPG

Young

82 12 6.8 1 41.0

Simpson 39 15 2.6 0 19.5

Flacco

38 28 1.4 0 19.0

Passing

C-A Pct. YDS TD-I

Bednarczyk 45-69 65.2 469 6-2

Passing Flacco

C-A Pct. YDS TD-I 53-79 67.1 590 5-2

Receiving Yds Rec. Avg. TD YPG

McClenton 177 11 16.1 3 88.5

Bell

143 14 10.2 2 71.5

Hodge

67 8 8.4 0 33.5

Receiving Yds Leatherbury 181 Gallahan 100 Richardson 76

Rec. Avg. TD YPG 13 13.9 1 90.5 6 16.7 1 50.0 8 9.5 0 38.0

Defense Benford Amos Rolle

U-A-T 11-0-11 8-2-10 5-3-8

TFL INT 0.0 1-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0

FF-FR 0-0 0-0 0-0

Defense Wallace Paye Hayward

U-A-T 15-5-20 11-6-17 6-8-14

TFL INT 1.0 1-7 1.0 0-0 2.0 0-0

FF-FR 1-0 0-0 0-1

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2018 HONORS AND AWARDS

Team Captains Zach Bednarczyk (Sr., QB) Aaron Forbes (Sr., RB) Rob Rolle (Sr., DB) Jeff Steeb (Sr., LB)

Zach Bednarczyk (Sr., QB, 6-1, 200, Wallington, N.J.) CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week (9.3)

Ethan Greenidge (Sr., OL, 6-4, 345, Flanders, N.Y.) STATS FCS Preseason All-American (1st Tm) CAA Football Preseason All-Conference Team

Rob Rolle (Sr., DB, 6-0, 190, Newfield, N.J.) STATS FCS Preseason All-American (2nd Tm) CAA Preseason All-Conference Team

CAA FOOTBALL

Standings (FCS T25) Rhode Island (25) Maine (17) Villanova (10) Elon (14) James Madison (2) Richmond (RV) Stony Brook (24) Towson William & Mary Delaware (RV) Albany New Hampshire (RV)

CAA 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

Week 3 Schedule (Saturday 9/15) Rhode Island at Connecticut (FBS) Saint Francis (Pa.) at Richmond Towson at Villanova (*) Cornell at Delaware New Hampshire at Colorado (FBS) Stony Brook at Fordham Elon at William & Mary (*) Robert Morris at James Madison Morgan State at Albany

Overall 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2

12pm 2pm 3:30pm 3:30pm 5pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 7pm

PRESEASON COACHES POLL

1. James Madison (21) 241

2. New Hampshire (2) 206

3. Delaware

182

4. Stony Brook

169

5. Elon (1)

168

6. Villanova

164

7. Richmond

127

8. Maine

81

9. Albany

78

10. Towson

74

11. William & Mary

55

12. Rhode Island

39

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year

Trevor Knight Sr., Quarterback New Hampshire

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year

Rashad Robinson Sr., Cornerback James Madison

NATIONAL RANKINGS

STATS FCS Top 25 Poll (Preseason)

FCS Coaches Poll (Preseason)

Rk Team

PTS

PV Rk Team

PTS

PV

1 North Dakota State (1-0) 3970 (154) 1

1 North Dakota State (1-0) 645 (25)

1

2 James Madison (1-1)

3744 (2) 2

2 James Madison (1-1)

620 (1)

2

3 South Dakota State (1-0) 3602

3

3 South Dakota State (1-0) 593

3

4 North Carolina A&T (3-0) 3280 (3) 5

4 Sam Houston State (1-0) 540

4

5 Sam Houston State (1-0) 3217

4

5 Eastern Washington (2-0) 539

5

6 Eastern Washington (2-0) 3097

6

6 North Carolina A&T (3-0) 527

6

7 Kennesaw State (1-1)

2931

7

7 Wofford (2-0)

488

7

8 Wofford (2-0)

2673

8

8 Kennesaw State (1-1)

473

8

9 Samford (1-1)

2557

9

9 Samford (1-1)

423

9

10 Villanova (2-0)

2436

12 10 Villanova (2-0)

419

11

11 Weber State (1-1)

2332

10 11 Jacksonville State (1-1)

362

12

12 Jacksonville State (1-1)

2026

13 12 Nicholls (1-1)

354

10

13 Nicholls (1-1)

1959

11 13 Weber State (1-1)

343

13

14 Elon (1-1)

1842

15 14 Elon (1-1)

310

15

15 Montana (2-0)

1819

14 15 McNeese (2-0)

298

14

16 McNeese (2-0)

1471

16 16 Montana (2-0)

259

16

17 Maine (2-0)

1388

22 17 Central Arkansas (1-1)

239

17

18 Central Arkansas (1-1)

1305

17 18t Northern Iowa (0-1)

184

18

19 Illinois State (2-0)

1100

19 18t Illinois State (2-0)

184

19

20 Northern Arizona (1-1)

845

18 20 Maine (2-0)

171

25

21 Northern Iowa (0-1)

761

21 21 Stony Brook (1-1)

106

23

22 South Dakota (1-1)

730

23 22 Northern Arizona (1-1)

92

20

23 UC Davis (2-0)

617

NR 23 Austin Peay (1-1)

80

24

24 Stony Brook (1-1)

498

24 24 South Dakota (1-1)

39

NR

25 Rhode Island (2-0)

358

NR 25 Colgate (2-0)

32

NR

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

? Villanova has earned the CAA Football Team Academic Excellence Award for having the highest GPA out of all 12 teams in the league in each of the last two academic years.

? In the most recent release of NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) data, Villanova was one of just six Division I schools and three who play FCS football to have both their football and men's basketball teams be publicly recognized for having a multi-year APR score that ranked in the top 10 percent of their sport nationwide.

? Villanova had 46 studen-athletes earn the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award for having a GPA higher than 3.2 in 2017-18. This was the highest number of any CAA Football school.

? Villanova had three student-athletes earn Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area honors during the 2017 season. Offensive lineman Matt Donoghue, punter John Hinchen and defensive lineman Ricky Young were each voted to the Academic All-Area squad for the combination of having a GPA above a 3.0 and for making key contributions on the field.

? Villanova Football Academic All-Americans

David Graziano

1975, 1976

Ron Sency

1987

Rich Spugnardi

1987

Bob Brady

1988

Peter Lombardi

1988

Scott Rushton

1988

Kevin Martchek

1990

Tim Matas

1992

Gregg Ziegler

1994

Deon Jackson

1996

Raymond Ventrone

2003

Don Cherry

2014, 2015

WILDCATS IN THE NFL

Player Austin Calitro Ben Ijalana* Tanoh Kpassagnon* Brad Seaton**

Position LB OT DE OL

Team Seahawks Jets Chiefs Browns

* second round draft pick ** practice squad

THIS WEEK'S NEWS AND NOTES

TODAY'S GAME ? Towson History: Saturday's game against Towson will be the 15th all-time meeting be-

tween the Wildcats and Tigers. Villanova currently leads the series by a 9-5 margin and have won four of the last five meetings between the schools. Towson is 2-5 in its previous seven trips to Villanova Stadium.

? Conference Opener: Villanova and Towson will each be playing their CAA opener on Saturday afternoon. Since joining what was then the Yankee Conference in 1988, the Wildcats are 23-8 all-time in conference openers. That record includes victories in five of the last six CAA openers. The Wildcats lost last year's CAA opener at Albany by a score of 19-10 in overtime.

? Home Opener Success: Villanova has gone 26-7 in home openers since becoming an FCS program in 1985, including six straight victories in its home opening game since 2012.

VILLANOVA NOTEBOOK ? Starting Strong: Villanova improved to 2-0 to begin the season for the first time since it

won the first five games of its national championship season in 2009.

? Time of Possession: Villanova once again won the time of possession battle, as it held the ball for 33:56 in the game. That included having possession for more than 18 minutes in the second half to help thwart any chances of Lehigh mounting a comeback bid. In their season opener at Temple last week, the Wildcats had possession of the ball for 38:39. The team's average time of possession of 36:18 through the first two games of the season is currently ranked sixth among all FCS teams.

VILLANOVA OFFENSE ? Passing for 5,000: In last week's win over Lehigh, senior quarterback Zach Bednarczyk

became the eighth quarterback in program history to reach the 5,000 yard passing mark. Bednarczyk now has 5,091 passing yards in 31 career games.

1. Chris Boden 2. Kirk Schulz 3. Brett Gordon 4. John Robertson 5. Chris Whitney 6. Tom Colombo 7. Marvin Burroughs 8. Zach Bednarczyk

1996-99 1986-89 1999-02 2012-15 2007-10 1989-92 2003-06 2015-present

10,146 9,676 9,639 7,290 6,241 5,825 5,324 5,091

? Moving the Sticks: Villanova tallied 22 first downs after having 26 in the season opener at Temple last week. The last time the Wildcats had 20+ first downs in consecutive games was in 2016 against Delaware in the regular season finale and Saint Francis (Pa.) in the first round of the FCS playoffs.

? Quick Turnaround: Villanova turned a 3-0 deficit into a 14-3 lead in a span of less than three minutes. Sophomore running back Justin Covington got the Wildcats on the scoreboard with his first career touchdown with 1:34 left in the first quarter, while senior slot receiver Jarrett McClenton caught a 62-yard touchdown pass at the 13:47 mark in the second quarter.

? McClenton's Career Day: Senior wide receiver Jarrett McClenton had a career day with six receptions for 114 yards and two touchdowns. He set new single-game career highs in receiving yards and touchdown receptions in addition to tying his previous career high with six catches in the game. McClenton's 62-yard reception for a score in the second quarter was also the longest reception of his career. He has made 11 catches for team highs of 177 yards and three touchdowns in the first two games of the season.

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10+ TACKLES IN A GAME

THIS WEEK'S NEWS AND NOTES

Keeling Hunter (1)

Tackles 10

Opponent (Date) Albany (9.23.17)

Rob Rolle (1)

Tackles 11

Opponent (Date) Richmond (10.15.16)

Jeff Steeb (5)

Tackles 14 13 12 11 10

Opponent (Date)

Albany (9.23.17) Delaware (11.18.17) Richmond (11.4.17) Elon (10.28.17) James Madison (11.12.16)

Julian Williams (1)

Tackles 10

Opponent (Date) Albany (9.23.17)

? Depth in the Running Game: Villanova had five different ball carriers rush for at least 20 yards in the game, led by freshman running back Jalen Jackson who ran for 69 yards on 12 carries in the second game of his collegiate career. Senior running back Aaron Forbes had 57 yards on 11 carries and sophomore Justin Covington rushed seven times for 29 yards and a score. Senior wide receiver Adeyemi DaSilva ran for 28 yards on just three carries, while senior running back Matt Gudzak had five rushes for 21 yards. In two games this season, the Wildcats have outrushed their opponents by a 341-78 margin.

VILLANOVA DEFENSE ? Stopping the Run: Villanova held Lehigh to a net total of just 32 rushing yards on 24 at-

tempts (1.3 yards per rush). It marked the 27th time in 62 games since the start of the 2013 season that the Wildcats have limited an opponent to fewer than 100 rushing yards in a game, and the 15th time in that span that the Villanova defense gave up fewer than 50 yards on the ground. Since the start of the 2017 season the Wildcats have held 10 of 13 opponents below 100 rushing yards.

Rushing Defense Since Start of 2013 Season (62 Games)

Opponents rushing for more than 200 yards in a game

2

Opponents rushing for less than 100 yards in a game

27

Opponents rushing for less than 50 yards in a game

12

Total Rushing Defense in Last 62 Games: 6,437 yards on 2,080 carries 3.1 average per rush 103.8 average per game

? Scoring Defense: Villanova has given up fewer than 10 points in five of its last 13 games since the beginning of last season. After ranking ninth in scoring defense with 16.1 points allowed per game last season, the Wildcats are currently ranked 12th through the first two weeks of the 2018 campaign with a scoring defense of 13.0 points per game.

FUMBLES (Career)

Player

Jaquan Amos Malik Fisher Darryl McDaniel Rob Rolle Jeff Steeb Drew Wiley Julian Williams

FF FR TD

1

1

1

2

3

0

0

1

0

0

2

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

? First Career Sacks: Sophomore linebacker Amin Black and freshman Owen Thomas recorded their first career sacks. Black brought down Lehigh quarterback Brad Mayes for an eight-yard loss in the second quarter, while Thomas had a sack for seven yards along the goal line in the third quarter. Senior linebacker Jeff Steeb, junior defensive end Jafonta Johnson and sophomore Malik Fisher all had solo tackles for loss in the game.

? Benford Comes on Strong: Freshman cornerback Christian Benford led the Villanova defense with six tackles in the game and he also recorded his first career interception in the second quarter. Benford has started each of his first two career collegiate contests and has tallied a team-high 11 solo tackles to go along with an interception and a pass breakup.

VILLANOVA SPECIAL TEAMS ? McGrigg's Punt Returns: Sophomore return specialist Josh McGrigg had five punt re-

turns for a total of 40 yards, including a career best 20 yard return in the third quarter. It is only the fourth time since 2003 that a Villanova player has returned five punts in a single game, and the first time since Jason Ceneus had five punt returns against Albany in 2016.

BLOCKED KICKS

Dage Davis (1)

Type Punt

Opponent (Date) Maine (10.7.17)

Julian Williams (1)

Type Punt

Opponent (Date) Lafayette (9.24.16)

? Punt Return History: In addition to a career long 20-yard punt return in the third quarter, Josh McGrigg also had a 13-yard return in the first quarter. He is the first Villanova player to have two punt returns of 10+ yards in a single game since Poppy Livers in the 2014 season opener at Syracuse. In that game, Livers had a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown and also a 13-yard return. McGrigg has averaged 7.0 yards on seven punt returns this season, with three returns of at least 10 yards.

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