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VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Game notes GAMEDAY THE MATCHUP Date September 11, 2021 Time 6:00 PM Stadium Villanova Stadium Capacity 10,500 LIVE COVERAGE TV FloFootball Nick Mantegna (Play By Play) VILLANOVA BUCKNELL Varun Raghupathi (Analyst) Nickname ....................................Wildcats Nickmame .........................................Bison RADIO Conference ..........................CAA Football Conference.........................Patriot League Villanova Sports Radio Network Record .....................................................1-0 Record .....................................................0-1 STATS FCS Poll ................................N/A AM 1480, FM 102.5, FM 104.1 (Trenton) STATS FCS Poll...................................#12 FCS Coaches Poll .................................#11 FCS Coaches Poll...............................N/A Ryan Fannon (Play By Play) Head Coach........................Mark Ferrante Head Coach........................Dave Cecchini Kevin Reilly (Analyst) Career Record ....................................22-18 Career Record ....................................22-49 Villanova Record ..............................22-18 Bucknell Record..................................5-11 ALL-TIME SERIES Location ...............................Villanova, Pa. Location .............................Lewisburg, Pa. Founded ...............................................1842 Founded ...............................................1846 Enrollment..........................................6,584 Enrollment..........................................3,600 VILLANOVA LEADS 14-11-2 Colors ................................Blue and White Colors..............................Blue and Orange First Meeting 1900 (0-0) First Villanova Win 1926 (7-3) First Bucknell Win 1902 (61-5) VILLANOVA SCHEDULE Last Meeting 2019 Date Opponent Location Time/Result Attendance Last Villanova Win 2019 (45-10) 9.4 at Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. W, 47-3 4,101 Last Bucknell Win 1944 (27-6) 9.11 Bucknell Villanova, Pa. 6:00 PM 9.18 Richmond (*) Villanova, Pa. 3:30 PM Mark Ferrante vs. Bucknell 2-0 9.25 at Penn State University Park, Pa. TBA Dave Cecchini vs. Villanova 0-1 10.9 at James Madison (*) Harrisonburg, Va. 2:00 PM 10.16 at UAlbany (*) Albany, N.Y. 3:30 PM at Villanova 3-1-2 10.23 Rhode Island (*) Villanova, Pa. 3:30 PM at Bucknell 5-6 10.30 William & Mary (*) Villanova, Pa. 1:00 PM 11.6 at Elon (*) Elon, N.C. 2:00 PM Current Streak W8 (1945-88-91-92-04-05-18-19) Longest Streak W8 (1945-88-91-92-04-05-18-19) 11.13 Stony Brook (*) Villanova, Pa. 1:00 PM 11.20 at Delaware (*) Newark, Del. 1:00 PM ON THE INSIDE TODAY’S GAME Media Information/Quick Facts......................................2 n Villanova plays its second straight game n Villanova leads the all-time series with Game Notes ...................................................................3-10 against a Patriot League opponent when it Bucknell by a 14-11-2 margin and has won Statistics/Last Game/Today’s Game ......................11-12 hosts Bucknell in the 2021 home opener this each of the last eight games in the series. Complete Student-Athletes ............................................13 Saturday at 6 p.m. This is the third straight The teams played each other 20 times from Mark Ferrante/Villanova Coaching Staff ...............14-15 fall season that the Wildcats and Bison will 1900-1945 but have matched up just seven Villanova Roster...............................................................16 Depth Charts (Villanova-Bucknell)..........................17-18 face each other. times since the Wildcats became an FCS Opponents at a Glance ....................................................19 program in 1985. Villanova Players to Watch .......................................20-23 n Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on Villanova Defense.......................................................24-25 FloFootball with Nick Mantegna and n The depth of the Villanova roster was on Starters/Scoring Drives/Big Plays ..........................25-26 Varun Raghupathi calling the action. The full display in the season opener at Lehigh Miscellaneous Stats/Game Highs............................27-29 radio broadcast with Ryan Fannon and as 64 different players saw game action and Last Time It Happened ..............................................30-31 Kevin Reilly on the can be heard live on the 22 players registered at least one tackle in Career Highs................................................................32-36 Statistics........................................................................37-46 Villanova Sports Radio Network. the contest. SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 | 6:00 PM | BUCKNELL AT NO. 12 VILLANOVA | VILLANOVA, PA. 1 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Game notes QUICK FACTS VILLANOVA MEDIA RELATIONS FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA FOOTBALL CONTACT WEBSITE .....................www.villanova.com Villanova University Dean Kenefick TWITTER ...............................@novafootball Location Villanova, Pa. Senior Associate AD/Communications INSTAGRAM........................@novafootball Founded 1842 Enrollment 6,584 E: [email protected] FACEBOOK ..................................vufootball President Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A. P: 610-308-4395 Athletic Director Mark Jackson MEDIA INFORMATION Colors Blue and White SECONDARY CONTACT WEBSITE Nickname Wildcats David Berman Press releases, statistics, game notes and Assistant AD/Communications postgame coverage - including quotes from Athletics History E: [email protected] press conferences - will be available online Team National Championships 21 P: 860-490-6398 at villanova.com/football. Individual National Champions 120 Team Conference Championships 126 2021 BROADCAST SCHEDULE MEDIA AVAILABILITY ESPN+ Members of the media who wish to attend Villanova Football September 4 - at Lehigh a Villanova practice or interview a football Affiliation FCS student-athlete on a non-game day must Conference CAA Football FloSports contact Dean Kenefick in advance by email First Year 1894 September 11 - Bucknell ([email protected]) or phone All-Time Record 634-491-41 (.561) September 18 - Richmond (610-519-6514). Bowl Games 5 October 9 - at James Madison FCS Playoff Appearances 13 October 16 - at UAlbany GAMEDAY COVID PROTOCOLS Last Playoff Appearance 2019 National Championships 1 October 23 - Rhode Island October 30 - William & Mary Villanova Stadium Press Box Head Coach November 6 - at Elon Face masks are mandatory for all working Head Coach Mark Ferrante November 13 - Stony Brook staff and members of the media in the Vil- Years at Villanova 35 November 20 - at Delaware lanova Stadium press box during the 2021 Years as Head Coach Fifth Season season, regardless of vaccination status. Career Record 22-18 (.550) RADIO BROADCASTS Villanova Sports Radio Network Postgame Protocol Stadium All Villanova regular season and postseason At all home games head coach Mark Fer- Stadium Villanova Stadium contests will be broadcast on the Villanova rante and selected players will be available Capacity 12,000 Sports Radio Network on the iHeart app. in the postgame press conference following Surface Astroplay (artificial grass) Games will air locally on AM 1480 and FM a 10-minute cooling off period. Masks are Press Box Phone 610-519-5290 102.5, along with FM 104.1 in Trenton. mandatory for anyone attending a All-Time Record 248-108-5 (.694) postgame press conference regardless of Ryan Fannon (Play By Play) vaccination status. Award Winners Kevin Reilly (Analyst) Walter Payton Awards 3 Postgame protocols on the road will be sub- Jerry Rice Awards 1 ject to the home institution’s policies and All-Americans 28 CAA WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE procedures. In all instances at home and on Major Confence Awards 18 Villanova head coach Mark Ferrante will the road the Villanova locker room is closed All-Conference Honorees 268 take part in the CAA Football virtual press to members of the media. Academic All-Americans 14 conference with members of the media each CAA Football Scholar-Athletes of the Year 4 Monday morning during the season. The Academic All-Conference Honorees 596 call will be via Zoom and will open each CREDENTIALS week at 10 a.m. with the release of the CAA Requests for credentials to cover Villanova 2021 Team Information Football weekly awards. Ferrante will be home games should be made to Dean Offensive Formation Multiple available on the call weekly from 11:00- Kenefick at least one week prior to the Defensive Formation 3-3-5 11:10. Media representatives wishing to par- game. Letterwinners Returning 75 ticipate in the Zoom press conference Letterwinners Lost 10 should contact Rob Washburn in the CAA PHOTOS Offensive Starters Returning/Lost 11/0 Football office for the relevant information. All requests for photos of Villanova football Defensive Starters Returning/Lost 11/0 Each virtual press conference will also be student-athletes and coaches for use in the Specialists Returning/Lost 4/2 recorded and distributed to media members media should be directed by email to David 2021 Overall Record 2-2 who might not be able to participate. Berman in media relations 2021 Conference Record 2-2 ([email protected]). SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 | 6:00 PM | BUCKNELL AT NO. 12 VILLANOVA | VILLANOVA, PA. 2 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL Game notes VILLANOVA NOTEBOOK NATIONAL RANKINGS TONIGHT’S GAME STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (September 6) n Rk Team (1st) Rec. Pts. Villanova (1-0) takes on Bucknell (0-1) on Saturday for a 6 p.m. kickoff at Villanova Stadium. 1 Sam Houston State (32) 1-0 1,212 The