GAME 6: NO. 25 VILLANOVA (2-3, 1-1) VS. ALBANY (2-4, 1-2) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015 BOB FORD FIELD (8,500) ALBANY, N.Y. October 17, 2015 2015 VILLANOVA SCHEDULE 3:30 PM Bob Ford Field (8,500) Overall: 2-3 (.400) 6 CAA Football: 1-2 (.333) Albany, N.Y. Home: 1-2 (.333) No. 25 Villanova Wildcats Away: 1-1 (.500) (2-3, 1-1 CAA Football) Neutral: 0-0 (---) Head Coach Andy Talley Date Opponent Location Result 31st Season at Villanova (217-131-1, .623) 9/3 @ Connecticut East Hartford, Conn. L, 15-20 36th Season Overall (245-149-2, .621) 9/12 @ No. 16 Fordham Bronx, N.Y. W, 14-7 9/19 Delaware (*) (PW) Villanova, Pa. W, 28-21 9/24 Penn Villanova, Pa. L, 13-24 Albany Great Danes 10/10 William & Mary (*) Villanova, Pa. L, 16-38 (2-4, 1-2 CAA Football) 10/17 @ Albany (*) Albany, N.Y. 3:30 PM Head Coach Greg Gattuso 10/24 @ Towson (*) Towson, Md. 7:00 PM 10/31 Maine (*) Villanova, Pa. 7:30 PM Second Season at Albany (9-9, .500) 11/7 @ Rhode Island (*) Kingston, R.I. 12:30 PM 14th Season Overall (106-41, .721) 11/14 Richmond (*) (HC) Villanova, Pa. 3:30 PM 11/21 @ James Madison (*) Harrisonburg, Va. 12:00 PM TODAY’S GAME Schedule Key Bold Home game, played at Villanova Stadium (12,000) * CAA regular season contest PW Parents’ Weekend TV CLEARANCES HC Homecoming Comcast Network Play-By-Play: Eric Frede Analyst: Brad Jackson SERIES INFORMATION RADIO Overall: . .Villanova leads 1-0 610 SPORTS (WTEL-AM) First Meeting: . .Nov. 15, 2014 (W, 48-31) Play-By-Play: Ryan Fannon (23rd Season) Last Meeting: . .Nov. 15, 2014 (W, 48-31) Analyst: Kevin Reilly (1st Season) First Villanova Win: . .Nov. 15, 2014 (48-31) Last Villanova Win: . .Nov. 15, 2014 (48-31) SOCIAL MEDIA Andy Talley vs. Albany: . .1-0 (1.000) Twitter: @NovaFootball (live game updates) First Albany Win: . .N/A Facebook: Villanova University Football Last Albany Win: . .N/A Greg Gattuso vs. Villanova: . .0-1 (.000) Villanova Media Relations Football Contact: Dean Kenefick LAST FIVE MEETINGS E-Mail: [email protected] Office Phone: 610-519-6514 Nov. 15, 2014 W, 48-31 Villanova Stadium Secondary Contact: David Berman E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.villanova.com GAME 6: VILLANOVA (2-3, 1-1) AT ALBANY (2-4, 1-2) ~ KICKOFF: 3:30 PM ~ TV: AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK 1 GAME 6: NO. 25 VILLANOVA (2-3, 1-1) VS. 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Postgame Press Conference: The press conference will take place on the second floor of the press box (take either stairwell from the third floor down one level). Each team’s head coach and selected student- athletes will appear after a 10-minute cooling off period, beginning with the visiting team and followed by Villanova. Like Us On Facebook (Villanova University Football) CAA Weekly Teleconference: Each Monday during the season the CAA Football coaches teleconference will open with the release of the CAA Football weekly award winners, a recap of the weekend and a preview of the upcoming week. CAA Football coaches will be available to answer questions beginning at 10:10 a.m. Villanova head coach Andy Talley will answer questions each week beginning at 11:00 a.m. For information on accessing the CAA Football coaches teleconference, contact CAA Football Director of Operations & Com- munications Eric Wieberg at [email protected]. Watch Us On YouTube (NovaAthletics) GAME 6: VILLANOVA (2-3, 1-1) AT ALBANY (2-4, 1-2) ~ KICKOFF: 3:30 PM ~ TV: AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK 2 GAME 6: NO. 25 VILLANOVA (2-3, 1-1) VS. ALBANY (2-4, 1-2) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015 BOB FORD FIELD (8,500) ALBANY, N.Y. TALE OF THE TAPE SCOUTING VILLANOVA VILLANOVA OPPONENT Overall: ...........................................................................................2-3 (.400) SCORING 86 110 CAA Football: ...............................................................................1-1 (.500) Points Per Game 17.2 22.0 Home: .............................................................................................1-2 (.333) FIRST DOWNS 90 92 Away: ..............................................................................................1-1 (.500) RUSHING YARDAGE 685 720 Rushing Attempts 173 224 LAST GAME: William & Mary 38, Villanova 16 (October 10) Average Per Rush 4.0 3.2 Average Per Game 137.0 144.0 Total Offense: .........................................................................................310 TDs Rushing 7 6 Total Defense: .........................................................................................466 PASSING YARDAGE 964 845 Leading Rusher: ....................................................Jarrett McClenton (50) Comp-Att-Int 79-143-4 65-123-3 Leading Passer: ......................................Zach Bednarczyk (164, 13-31-2) Average Per Pass 6.7 6.9 Leading Receiver: .........................................................Kevin Gulyas (70) Average Per Catch 12.2 13.0 Leading Tackler: ..................................................Cameron McCurry (10) Average Per Game 192.8 169.0 TDs Passing 5 6 VILLANOVA STATISTICAL LEADERS TOTAL OFFENSE 1649 1565 Total Plays 316 347 RUSHING GP Att. Net Avg. TD Avg./G Average Per Play 5.2 4.5 Javon White 5 52 271 5.1 1 54.2 Average Per Game 329.8 313.0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.1 22.3 John Robertson 3 50 138 2.8 3 46.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.0 8.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 27.7 30.5 PASSING GP Cmp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Avg./G FUMBLES-LOST 8-5 4-1 John Robertson 3 43-74-1 58.1 522 3 174.0 PENALTIES-Yards 32-252 22-195 Zach Bednarczyk 5 35-68-3 51.5 406 2 81.2 PUNTS-Yards 24-995 21-931 Average Per Punt 41.5 44.3 RECEIVING GP Rec. Yds Avg. TD Avg./G TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 26:39 33:21 Kevin Gulyas 5 17 321 18.9 2 64.2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 24/66 36/83 Taurus Phillips 5 15 157 10.5 0 31.4 3rd-Down Pct 36% 43% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/12 6/11 KICK RETURN GP No. Yds Avg. TD Long 4th-Down Pct 67% 55% Matt Gudzak 5 9 186 20.7 0 44 SACKS BY-Yards 12-82 16-100 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 12 14 TACKLES GP Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-4 (25%) 4-8 (50%) Don Cherry 5 18 28 46 6.0 2.0 RED-ZONE SCORES 12-17 (71%) 10-16 (63%) Austin Calitro 5 28 13 41 7.5 3.0 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 11-17 (65%) 7-16 (44%) PAT-ATTEMPTS 7-8 (88%) 12-13 (92%) SCOUTING ALBANY ALBANY OPPONENT SCORING 101 190 Points Per Game 16.8 31.7 Overall: ...........................................................................................2-4 (.333) FIRST DOWNS 81 141 CAA Football: ...............................................................................1-2 (.333) RUSHING YARDAGE 606 1098 Home: .............................................................................................2-1 (.667) Rushing Attempts 185 245 Away: ..............................................................................................0-3 (.000) Average Per Rush 3.3 4.5 Average Per Game 101.0 183.0 LAST GAME: Maine 39, Albany 7 (October 10) TDs Rushing 7 10 PASSING YARDAGE 1038 1392 Total Offense: .........................................................................................172 Comp-Att-Int 101-188-5 127-201-9 Total Defense: .........................................................................................469 Average Per Pass 5.5 6.9 Leading Rusher: ............................................................Dione Alston (15) Average Per Catch 10.3 11.0 Leading Passer: .............................................DJ Crook (17-30-2-167, TD) Average Per Game 173.0 232.0 Leading Receiver: ...............................................Zee Roberson (102, TD) TDs Passing 7 14 Leading Tackler: .........................................................Rayshan Clark (18) TOTAL OFFENSE 1644 2490 Total Plays 373 446 ALBANY STATISTICAL LEADERS Average Per Play 4.4 5.6 Average Per Game 274.0 415.0 RUSHING GP Att. Net Avg. TD Avg./G KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.3 16.7 Elliot Croskey 6 109 399 3.7 3 66.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.0 17.1 Elijah Ibitokun-Hank 6 31 159 5.1 2 26.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.4 7.6 FUMBLES-LOST 8-3 10-6 PASSING GP Cmp-Att-Int Pct.