GAME NO. 1 2009 Villanova Football Schedule Date Opponent Sitetime/Result Villanova at Temple Sept
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Villanova Football 2009 Game Notes GAME NO. 1 2009 Villanova Football Schedule Date Opponent SiteTime/Result Villanova at Temple Sept. 3 Temple Philadelphia, Pa. 7 p.m. Sept. 12 Lehigh Villanova, Pa. 7 p.m. Thursday, September 3 Sept. 19 Penn Philadelphia, Pa. 7 p.m. Sept. 26 Northeastern (*) Villanova, Pa. 3:30 p.m. Lincoln Financial Field (68,532) Parents’ Weekend 7:00 PM Oct. 3 William & Mary (*) Villanova, Pa. 7 p.m. Oct. 10 New Hampshire (*) Durham, N.H. Noon Oct. 17 James Madison (*) Harrisonburg, Va. 3:30 p.m. NO. 5 VILLANOVA WILDCATS Oct. 24 Rhode Island (*) Villanova, Pa. 3:30 p.m. Homecoming 0-0 Overall Nov. 7 Richmond (*) Richmond, Va. 3:30 p.m. 0-0 CAA Nov. 14 Towson (*) Towson, Md. 1 p.m. Nov. 21 Delaware (*) Villanova, Pa. 3:30 p.m. Home games in bold and played at Villanova Stadium (capacity 12,000) TEMPLE OWLS (*) Denotes Colonial Athletic Association games 0-0 Overall MEDIA INFORMATION 0-0 MAC Interview Requests All Interview requests should be directed toward: Dean Kenefick Associate Athletics Director/Communications [email protected] (610) 519-6514 Radio Game Coverage: 7:00 p.m. 950-AM ESPN Radio Play By Play: Joe Eichhorn SERIES INFORMATION Color Analysis: Ryan Fannon OVERALL: Villanova leads 15-12-2 All Wildcat games can be heard on the internet at www.villanova.com FIRST MEETING: 1928 (Tied 0-0) OVERALL UNDER TALLEY: Villanova leads 1-0 FIRST VILLANOVA WIN: 1929 (15-0) LAST VILLANOVA WIN: Sept. 6, 2003 (23-20, OT) FIRST TEMPLE WIN: 1931 (13-7) LAST TEMPLE WIN: 1979 (7-3) www.villanova.com Villanova Football 2009 Game Notes OFFENSE VILLANOVA (2008 STATS) TEMPLE (2008 STATS) Points Per Game 29.4 23.4 First Downs 283 180 Rushing Yards 2820 1142 Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game 216.9 95.2 Rushing Attempts 605 413 Avg. Yards Per Rush 4.7 2.8 Passing Yards 2267 2435 Avg. Passing Yards Per Game 174.4 202.9 Passes Attempted 289 339 Passes Completed 188 187 Avg. Yards Per Pass 7.8 7.2 Total Offensive Yardage 5087 3577 Avg. Total Offense Per Game 391.3 298.1 Avg. Kickoff Return 22.0 26.6 Avg. Punt Return 7.8 10.9 Third Down Conversions 81/166 (49%) 66/169 (39%) Fourth Down Conversions 5/12 (42%) 3/13 (23%) DEFENSE Avg. Points Per Game 21.4 23.1 First Downs Allowed 238 257 Rushing Yards Allowed 1298 1991 Avg. Rushing Yards Allowed 99.8 165.9 Passing Yards Allowed 2813 2665 Avg. Passing Yards Allowed 216.4 222.1 Pass Attempts Allowed 410 410 Pass Completions Allowed 254 247 Avg. Yards Per Pass 6.9 6.5 Total Offensive Yardage 4111 4656 Avg. Total Offense Allowed 316.2 388.0 Avg. Kickoff Return Allowed 19.7 18.8 Avg. Punt Return Allowed 11.3 11.2 Third Down Conversions Allowed 64/163 (39%) 66/182 (36%) Fourth Down Conversions Allowed 12/22 (56%) 14/26 (54%) TEMPLE REPORT: The Owls went 5-7 overall in 2008 and had a TEMPLE HEAD COACH AL GOLDEN: The 2009 season is the 4-4 record against Mid American Conference oponents. The five fourth at Temple for Al Golden, who enters tonight’s game with a wins for Temple matched their combined total from the previous 10-26 (.278) record at the school. He led the Owls to a 5-7 record two seasons. This season, the team returns 16 starters from a year last season, with the five victories representing the most for the ago, including seven starters on offense, nine on defense and two team since 1990. specialists. Golden led Temple to a 4-4 record in the Mid American Junior Vaughn Charlton is slated as the starter at quarterback. Conference last season and a second place finish in the MAC East. Senior wide receiver Jason Harper will be one of Charlton’s Facing five opponents that went on to postseason play, the Owls favorite targets, as he is the team’s leading returning receiver. persevered to new heights, despite losing three games on the very Harper had 33 receptions for 571 yards and three touchdowns, last play of the game. while leading the team with 17.3 yards per catch. Prior to becoming the head coach at Temple, Golden spent five Defensively, the Owls return their top two tacklers from 2008 in years as the defensive coordinator at the University of Virginia. He junior safety Jaiquawn Jarrett (53 solo, 35 assisted, 88 total) and is the sixth-youngest head coach in college football’s Bowl senior linebacker Alex Joseph (46 solo, 41 assisted, 87 total). Subdivision. www.villanova.com Villanova Football 2009 Game Notes 2009 CAA STANDINGS THE SPORTS NETWORK (PRE-SEASON POLL) CAA Overall 1. Appalachian State (79) 3853 NORTH W L Pct. W L Pct. 2. Richmond (72) 3792 Hofstra 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3. Montana (2) 3506 Maine 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4. Northern Iowa (2) 3408 Massachusetts 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5. Villanova (2) 3285 New Hampshire0 0 .000 0 0 .000 6. James Madison (1) 3069 Northeastern 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 7. Southern Illinois 2897 Rhode Island 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 8. New Hampshire 2544 9. Weber State (1) 2525 SOUTH 10. Wofford 2169 Villanova 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 11. Elon 2162 Delaware 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 12. Cal Poly 1780 James Madison 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 13. Central Arkansas 1670 Richmond 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 14. William &Mary 1635 Towson 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 15. McNeese State 1453 William & Mary 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 16. South Carolina State (1) 1379 17. Massachusetts 1055 Week 1 Schedule 18. Eastern Washington 1038 19. Maine 1033 Thursday, September 3 20. Texas State 860 Villanova at Temple 7 p.m. 21. Jacksonville State 808 St. Cloud State at Maine 7 p.m. 22. South Dakota State 707 23. Harvard 504 Friday, September 4 24. Eastern Kentucky 394 West Chester at Delaware 7 p.m. 25t. Grabling State 382 25t. Holy Cross 382 Saturday, September 5 Towson at Northwestern Noon St. Francis (Pa.) at New Hampshire Noon Fordham at Rhode Island 1 p.m. Northeastern at Boston College 2 p.m. FCS COACHES POLL (PRE-SEASON POLL) William & Mary at Virginia 6 p.m. Richmond at Duke 7 p.m. 1. Appalachian State (13) 665 Stony Brook at Hofstra 7 p.m. 2. Richmond (10) 660 Massachusetts at Kansas State 7:10 p.m. 3. Montana 623 4. Northern Iowa (1) 584 2009 PRESEASON HONORS 5. Villanova (1) 569 6. James Madison (2) 528 Sports Network Preseason All-America Team 7. Southern Illinois 468 Osayi Osunde (Sr., LB) - First Team 8. New Hampshire 419 Ben Ijalana (Jr., OL) - First Team 9. Weber State 405 Tim Kukucka (Sr., DE) - Third Team 10. Wofford 370 Brian Brannigan (Sr., OL) - Third Team 11. Elon 364 12. Central Arkansas 312 Colonial Athletic Association Preseason All-Conference 13. Cal Poly 282 Ben Ijalana (Jr., OL) - First Team 14. William & Mary 239 Matt Szczur (Jr., WR) - First Team 15. McNeese State 237 Osayi Osunde (Sr., LB) - First Team 16. South Carolina State 225 Tim Kukucka (Sr., DE) - First Team 17. Eastern Washington 204 18. Massachusetts (1) 196 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List (FCS Top Defensive Player) 19. Jacksonville State 145 Osayi Osunde (Sr., LB) 20. Maine 145 21. Texas State 137 22. Harvard 121 23. South Dakota State 101 24. Hofstra 78 25. Grambling 77 www.villanova.com Villanova Football 2009 Game Notes 25th ANNIVERSARY: Villanova head coach Andy Talley is celebrating TOUGH LEAGUE: Villanova is one of seven CAA schools to be ranked his 25th season on the Main Line in 2009. During his Wildcat career, in the Sports Network pre-season Top 25. In addition to Villanova at No. 5, Talley has registered a 165-110-1 record, making him the all-time win- other CAA teams that are ranked include Richmond at No. 2, James ningest coach in Villanova history. His 29-year overall coaching record Madison at No. 6, New Hampshire at No. 8, William & Mary at No. 14, currently stands at 193-119-2. Throughout his tenure at Villanova, Talley Massachusetts at No. 17 and Maine at No. 19. has guided the Wildcats to seven NCAA playoff appearances (1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002 and 2008), four conference titles and two Lambert PRE-SEASON FAVORITE: In the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Meadowlands trophies. In 1997, Talley garnered the Eddie Robinson pre-season predicted order of finish, Villanova and defending National Award and the AFCA/GTE National Coach of the Year Award after Champion Richmond earned a first place tie to win the South Division leading Villanova to a perfect 11-0 regular season and the No. 1 ranking with nine first place votes each. The two schools were also chosen as the in the country for the last six weeks of the season. co-overall champions of the league. New Hampshire was picked to win the North Division title. PLAYING FOR THE MAYOR'S CUP: Thursday night's opener at Temple is the first of four straight games between the Wildcats and Owls. NORTH DIVISION: The teams will also play in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the game between 1. New Hampshire the schools will be known as the Mayor's Cup. Philadelphia Mayor 2. Massachusetts Michael Nutter will participate in the pre-game coin toss and he will also 3. Maine present the Mayor's Cup trophy to the winning team at the conclusion of 4.