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C OM 88 WILDCAT RECORDS WILDCAT TOP PERFORMANCES VILLANOVA LONGEST RUSHES YARDS NAME OPPONENT DATE 110 John Powers Fordham 10/15/02 90 Mike Jones Columbia 9/23/89 89 Darryl Woodring to Mike Siani (lateral) Maryland 9/11/71 85 John Finn P.M.C 10/8/21 84 George Randour Loyola (MD) 10/22/32 84 Billy Walik West Chester 9/13/69 81 Kevin Monangai Morgan State 10/25/14 81 Joseph Behot Arkansas 10/28/39 81 Charlie Gross William & Mary 10/1/77 80 Patrick Greene Bucknell 11/1/02 80 Joseph Curely Jefferson Med. 10/22/08 80 John Slane St. John’s 10/30/26 80 Nicholas Kotys P.M.C. 9/21/35 80 John Geppi Nevada 1/1/49 80 John Geppi North Carolina St. 11/19/49 80 Billy Walik Buffalo 11/22/69 80 Eric Hunt Richmond 9/19/92 79 Pat Kennedy William & Mary 10/26/91 79 Billy Walik Quantico Marines 10/14/67 79 Ed Farmer Massachusetts 9/15/73 78 Francis McAteer Pitt Lyceum 10/21/05 78 Albert Postus Manhattan 11/1/42 77 George Randour Bucknell 10/14/33 75 Matt Szczur Lehigh 9/12/09 75 Jeff Dingle Connecticut 10/8/88 75 Michael Sabrinsky Boston University 11/19/38 75 George Guida Duquesne 10/2/48 75 Dominic Frinzi North Carolina St. 11/19/49 VILLANOVA LONGEST PASS PLAYS YARDS NAME OPPONENT DATE 90 Bednarczyk to McGrigg Bucknell 09/22/18 *87 Robertson to Gulyas Liberty 12/6/14 *81 Bednarczyk to McClenton Delaware 11/17/18 84 Whitney to Atkinson Rhode Island 10/18/08 *83 Schulz to Brady Georgia Southern 11/25/89 83 Romanik to Rogers Detroit 9/30/49 81 Connell to Sernyak VMI 10/3/64 80 Woodring to Siani Holy Cross 10/10/70 79 Gordon to Siani Boston College 11/6/71 77 Park to Sifford William & Mary 10/19/96 *77 Schulz to Sency Northeastern 10/24/87 77 Gorton to Bauer Indiana 10/15/55 76 Hodge to Johnson Connecticut 10/7/89 75 Bednarczyk to Phillips Lehigh 9/2/17 75 Bednarczyk to Padovani Elon 10/01/16 75 Morgan to Gillespie Davis-Elkins 11/24/28 74 Jankowski to Outlaw Bucknell 10/15/05 74 Schulz to Donald Massachusetts 11/11/89 73 Whitney to Wells Maine 10/16/10 72 Robertson to Price Richmond 10/6/12 72 Boden to Westbrook James Madison 9/19/98 72 Stoviak to Nowak to Mellus Loyola (CA) 11/28/37 71 Boden to Brian Finneran Delaware 9/13/97 71 Schulz to Downs Central Connecticut 10/10/87 71 O’Brien to Sydnor Marshall 10/27/79 70 Robertson to Gulyas Delaware 9/19/15 70 Robertson to Gulyas Liberty 12/6/14 *70 Gillespie to Melanson Temple 11/10/28 70 Woodring to Siani Holy Cross 9/26/70 70 Sunday to Belmont William & Mary 9/23/72 69 Robertson to Underwood Liberty 12/6/14 69 Gordon to Westbrook Maine 10/20/01 69 Boden to Westbrook James Madison 9/19/98 *69 Schulz to Kingsbury Connecticut 10/7/89 *68 Robertson to Price James Madison 11/10/12 68 Richman to Glueck West Chester 9/15/62 68 Gordon to Siani Xavier 10/30/71 67 Young to Dicken Maine 9/15/07 *67 Schulz to Karoly Rhode Island 10/28/89 67 Richman to Clifford VMI 9/22/62 65 Sunday to Bilko William & Mary 9/23/72 65 Ingram to Sydnor Pennsylvania 11/8/80 64 Bednarczyk to Wells Maine 10/31/15 64 Gordon to Sango New Haven 10/12/01 *63 Robertson to Livers Delaware 11/17/12 *63 Casamento to Outlaw New Hampshire 9/13/03 *61 Park to Brian Finneran Rhode Island 11/2/96 60 Robertson to Medley Rhode Island 11/9/13 *Did not score VILLANOVA’S LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS NAME OPPONENT DATE 109 Robert Polidor Miami (FL) 11/1/46 100 Joseph Slavin Swarthmore 11/2/07 100 John Stopper Santa Clara (CA) 10/4/69 100 Willie Sydnor Massachusetts 9/20/80 99 Bob Dunn Holy Cross 11/2/63 *99 Brian Westbrook James Madison 10/6/01 98 Brian Westbrook Colgate 8/30/01 +96 Martin Gibson Furman 11/30/02 96 Brian Westbrook New Hampshire 10/21/00 96 Ademole Turner Northeastern 10/12/96 95 Angelo Babbaro Hofstra 10/27/07 95 Martin Gibson William & Mary 11/6/04 93 Brian Westbrook Millersville 9/9/00 *92 Gary Johnson Youngstown State 10/23/99 +91 Matt Szczur Colgate 11/29/08 *90 Charlie McGuckin Army 10/30/15 90 Martin Gibson New Hampshire 9/13/03 89 Brian Westbrook Pittsburgh 9/5/98 +89 Brian Westbrook Colgate 11/29/97 87 Matt Szczur Penn 9/19/09 +86 Angelo Babbaro Eastern Washington 12/17/10 *85 Joe Sarnese Fordham 9/8/12 85 Angelo Babbaro Delaware 11/20/10 *Did not score +Indicates NCAA Playoff Games VILLANOVA’S LONGEST PUNT RETURNS YARDS NAME OPPONENT DATE 88 Ralph Cecere Syracuse 11/21/53 85 Edward McGrady St. Joseph’s 11/16/18 85 Thomas Morgan Loyola (MD) 10/6/28 83 Frank Boal Holy Cross 11/4/67 81 David Parr Wichita 11/23/57 75 David Martin VMI 10/25/80 67 Poppy Livers Syracuse 8/29/14 66 Poppy Livers Georgia State 10/20/12 64 Taurus Phillips Lafayette 9/16/17 VILLANOVA’S LONGEST PASS INTERCEPTION RETURNS YARDS NAME OPPONENT DATE 100 Rob Rolle Towson 9/17/16 96 Chris Yurkow Holy Cross 11/15/80 *92 Nicholas Russo Detroit 11/21/59 88 Michael Basca Boston University 11/19/38 85 Philip Barry Navy 11/7/1908 83 Dominic Marion Loyola (MD) 9/26/31 79 John Sodaski Holy Cross 11/4/67 78 Americo Sapienza Houston 11/17/56 72 Brian Barajas Richmond 10/26/96 *Did not score VILLANOVA’S LONGEST FIELD GOALS YARDS NAME OPPONENT DATE 53 Frank Venezia Connecticut 10/7/95 51 Frank Venezia Richmond 10/1/94 50 Casey Hannon James Madison 10/1/99 *50 Joseph Broderick Muhlenberg 11/26/25 *49 Charles McGuckin Swarthmore 11/13/15 48 Joe Marcoux Richmond 9/27/08 48 Chuck Bushbeck Holy Cross 11/15/80 47 Tom Withka Liberty 9/19/87 47 Bill Hoffmann Connecticut 10/6/90 46 Drew Kresge Maine 10/7/17 46 Drew Kresge Towson 9/30/17 46 Drew Kresge Temple 9/2/17 46 Mark Kiefer Massachusetts 9/7/96 46 Mark Kiefer Rhode Island 11/2/96 46 Frank Venezia Connecticut 10/8/94 46 Gus Fernandez Dayton 9/18/76 46 Chuck Bushbeck Temple 11/22/80 46 Todd Schaeffer Navy JV 11/4/85 46 Casey Hannon Massachusetts 9/17/99 *45 Charles McGuckin Ursinus 10/9/15 *45 James Sirdevan Duquesne 11/25/22 45 Gus Fernandez Boston University 11/22/75 45 Chuck Bushbeck Maryland 9/8/79 45 Chuck Bushbeck Delaware 10/13/79 45 Nick Yako Delaware 11/21/09 45 Mark Hamilton William & Mary 10/1/11 45 Mark Hamilton New Hampshire 10/8/11 44 Joe Marcoux Lehigh 9/13/08 44 Casey Hannon Connecticut 10/16/99 43 Gerard Smith Maine 11/05/16 *Dropkick returning players in bold2019 FOOTBALL 89 V I L L A N O VA . CO M WILDCAT RECORDS OPPONENTS RECORDS VS. VILLANOVA INDIVIDUAL OPPONENT RECORDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts ................. 42, George Scott, Maryland, 11/5/77 Rushing Yards .............265, Jerry Azumah, New Hampshire, 11/11/95 Rushing Touchdowns ............... 4, Sonny Riccio, Delaware, 11/19/05 4, Omar Cuff, Delaware, 11/20/04 4, Norm Ford, New Hampshire, 11/5/88 4, Bill Vergantino, Delaware, 10/19/91 4, Taber Small, Connecticut, 10/16/99 4, Jake Eaton, Maine, 10/20/01 4, Ryan Day, New Hampshire, 10/20/01 Longest Rushing Play ........... 99, Terry Baker, Oregon State, 12/15/62 PASSING Pass Attempts ....................... 58, Pat Devlin, Delaware, 11/21/09 Pass Completions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, Pat Devlin, Delaware, 11/21/09 Passing Yards ............. 538, Ricky Santos, New Hampshire, 10/2/04 Passing Touchdowns ..........6, Ricky Santos, New Hampshire, 10/2/04 Longest Pass Play ... 98, R.J. Archer to Cameron Dohse, William & Mary, 12/11/09 RECEPTIONS Pass Receptions ........... 15, Gordon Lockbaum, Holy Cross, 11/18/87 Receiving Yards .............. 284, David Ball, New Hampshire, 10/2/04 TD Receptions ................. 3, David Ball, New Hampshire, 10/2/04 3, Dave Klemic, Northeastern, 10/10/98 3, Latef Grim, Pittsburgh, 9/5/98 3, Gerald Lucear, Temple,11/24/79 3, Cedric Thomas, West Virginia, 10/29/77 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Offense Plays ..................... 71, Matt LeZotte, JMU, 10/6/01 Total Offense Yards .... 538 yds., Ricky Santos, New Hampshire, 10/2/04 SCORING Points ..................... 24, Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross, 11/28/09 24, Sonny Riccio, Delaware, 11/19/05 24, Omar Cuff, Delaware, 11/20/04 24, Nick Borrell, Muhlenberg, 1924 24, Norm Ford, New Hampshire, 11/5/88 24, Bill Vergantino, Delaware, 10/19/91 24, Tabor Small, Connecticut, 10/16/99 Touchdowns ................4, Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross, 11/28/09 4, Sonny Riccio, Delaware, 11/19/05 4, Omar Cuff, Delaware, 11/20/04 4, Nick Borrell, Muhlenberg, 1924 4, Norm Ford, New Hampshire, 11/5/88 4, Bill Vergantino, Delaware, 10/19/91 4, Tabor Small, Connecticut, 10/16/99 PATs Made ......................... 11, Dick Waterhouse, Army, 11/4/44 11, George Farabaugh, Lehigh, 10/24/03 PATs Attempted .................... 12, Dick Waterhouse, Army, 11/4/44 12, George Farabaugh, Lehigh, 10/24/03 FGs Made ....................... 6, Frank Nester, West Virginia, 9/9/72 FGs Attempted ..................7, Frank Nester, West Virginia, 9/9/72 Longest Field Goal ............ 54, Steve Mike-Mayer, Maryland, 9/29/71 PUNT RETURNS Returns ............................... 8, Pat Orchin, Houston, 10/15/71 8, Marshall, Maryland, 9/11/71 Yards ............... 183 (3), D’Angelos Amos, James Madison, 10/13/18 Longest Punt Return .......... 93, Charlie Royalty, Texas A & M, 9/18/48 KICKOFF RETURNS Returns ........................... 8, Rich Hallowell, Fordham, 10/11/86 Yards ........................ 197 (8), Rick Hallowell, Fordham, 10/11/86 Longest KO Return .............100, Jesse Williams, Richmond, 10/3/78 100, Art Smith, Northeastern, 11/9/02 INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions ......................... 3, R. Pollard, Penn State, 10/6/51 3, Bartalo, Detroit, 11/10/51 3, Ned Guillet, Boston College, 10/27/73 3, Tim Byrne, New Hampshire, 11/5/88 MISCELLANEOUS Longest INT Ret. ............. 100, Ricardo Walker, Delaware, 11/18/00 Longest Fumble Ret. ............90, Donald Panciello, Penn, 9/24/2015 Longest Punt ................99, Francis Dover, Boston College, 11/5/27 TEAM OPPONENT RECORDS FIRST DOWNS Total First Downs ..................................32, Towson, 9/15/18 Rushing First Downs ........................ 22, Northeastern, 10/10/87 22, Clemson, 9/30/78 22, Boston College, 10/26/74 Passing First Downs ...................... 23, New Hampshire, 10/2/04 RUSHING Rushing Attempts ..........................78, Northeastern, 10/24/87 Rushing Yards ............................ 436, Rhode Island, 10/22/05 Rushing Touchdowns ........................6, Rhode Island, 10/22/05 PASSING Pass Attempts .................................. 58, Delaware, 11/21/09 58, New Hampshire, 10/2/04 Pass Completions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, Delaware, 11/21/09 Passing Yards ...........................598, New Hampshire, 10/2/04 Pass Interceptions .............................. 7, Manhattan, 11/16/40 Touchdown Passes ........................ 6, New Hampshire, 10/2/04 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Offense Plays ............................... 95, Hofstra, 11/10/01 Total Offense Yards ...................... 708, New Hampshire, 11/5/88 PUNT RETURNS Punt Returns ..................................... 10, Maryland, 9/11/71 Punt Yards ................................. 459 (9), Bucknell, 9/22/18 KICKOFF RETURNS Kickoff Returns ............................ 9, New Hampshire, 12/5/09 9, Hofstra, 11/10/01 9, Buffalo, 11/14/98 9, Boston University, 11/6/71 9, Fordham, 10/11/86 Kickoff Return Yards ........................ 210 (9), Fordham, 10/11/86 INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions ..........................................8, LSU, 11/24/51 Yards .........................................128 (5) Rutgers 8/31/96 FUMBLES Total ...................................... 10, Boston College, 11/10/46 SCORING Points Quarter .....................................31, Rutgers, 10/6/23 Points Half ..........................................62, Army, 11/4/44 Game ...............................................83, Army, 11/4/44 Touchdowns ......................................... 12, Navy, 11/17/17 PATs Made ........................................... 11, Army, 11/4/44 PATs-Attempted .................................... 12, Army, 11/4/44 FG Made ......................................6, West Virginia, 9/9/72 FG Attempted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, West Virginia, 9/9/72 The 1972 Wildcat coaching staff saw West Virginia attempt seven field goals in a game versus Villanova on September 9, 1972.2019 FOOTBALL V I L L A NO V A . C OM 90 WILDCAT RECORDS WILDCAT TEAM RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE MOST PLAYS Game ............ 113 vs. Connecticut, 10/7/89 Season ................ 985, 2009 (15 games) MOST YARDS GAINED Game ............. 706 vs. NC State, 11/19/49 Season ................ 5,304, 1991 (12 games) HIGHEST AVERAGE PER-PLAY Game ... 9.3 (51 for 472) vs. Colgate, 11/29/08 Season ....... 6.5 (732 plays, 4,768 yds.), 2013 MOST YARDS GAINED BY BOTH TEAMS COM- BINED Game .................................. 1,167 (Villanova 524, New Hampshire 643), 10/2/04 Season ................................ 10,521 (Villanova 5784, Opponent 4737), 2009 MOST YARDS GAINED IN A LOSING GAME Game ...... 582 (158 rushing, 424 passing) vs Delaware, 11/18/00 FEWEST YARDS GAINED Game ................... -74 vs Army, 11/4/44 Season ........................... 1850, 1950 HIGHEST AVERAGE PER-GAME Season ................ 451.8 (11 games), 2001 FIRST DOWNS MOST FIRST DOWNS Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 vs. Elon, 10/1/16 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356, 2002 (15 games) MOST FIRST DOWNS-RUSHING Game . . . . . . . . . . 25 vs. Boston College, 11/4/78 Season ................. 188, 2009 (15 games) MOST FIRST DOWNS-PASSING Game ........... 23 vs. Connecticut, 10/16/99 23 vs. James Madison, 9/28/02 Season ................ 205, 2002 (15 games) MOST FIRST DOWNS-PENALTY Game .................... 6 vs. Iona, 9/19/86 6 vs. Virginia Tech, 11/7/70 Season .................. 22, 2002 (15 games) RUSHING MOST RUSHES Game ............... 74 vs NC State, 11/19/49 Season .................. 695, 1976 (11 games) MOST YARDS GAINED Game .............. 627 vs NC State, 11/19/49 Season ............... 3604, 2009 (15 games) BEST AVERAGE PER-GAME Season ................ 432.9, 1949 (9 games) BEST AVERAGE PER-RUSH Game ....... 8.8 (44 for 386 yds.) vs. Colgate, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/29/08 Season .................................. 5.8 (480 for 2,760), 2013; (461 for 2654 yds.), 1949 MOST TOUCHDOWNS Game .............. 8 vs. Holy Cross, 11/13/76 Season .................. 35, 2014 (14 games) PASSING MOST PASS ATTEMPTS Game ........... 69 vs. Connecticut, 10/16/99 Season ................ 587, 2002 (15 Games) FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS Game ..................... 3, Toledo, 9/19/64 Season ............................. 76, 1976 MOST PASS COMPLETIONS Game .......... 43, vs. Connecticut , 10/16/99 Season ................ 388, 2002 (15 games) FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS Game ..................... 0, Toledo, 9/19/64 Season ............................. 30, 1976 MOST PASSING YARDS Game .. 460 (39 of 62) vs. Delaware, 11/23/02 Season .............. 4,303, 2002 (15 games) HIGHEST PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Game ... 94.4% (17 for 18) vs. Towson, 10/12/13 Season .. 67.2% (303 for 451), 1997 (13 games) MOST PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED Game ..................... 8 vs. LSU, 11/24/51 Season .................. 24, 1959 (10 games) 24, 1989 (12 games) FEWEST PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED Season .............................. 3, 1964 MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game .................. 7 vs. UMass, 10/11/97 Season .................. 45, 1997 (13 games) HIGHEST PASSING YARDAGE Average Per Game Season ............. 307.8 (4,001 in 13 games), 1997 SCORING MOST POINTS SCORED Quarter . . . 36 (2nd quarter) vs. West Chester, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/28/97 1st Half ......... 64 vs. West Chester, 8/28/97 2nd Half 45 vs. Central Conn. State, 10/10/87 Game ................ 65 vs. Buffalo, 11/14/98 Season ................. 528, 2014 (14 games) MOST POINTS SCORED IN A LOSING GAME 42................. vs. Delaware (59), 11/18/01 MOST TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Game ......... 9 vs. William & Mary, 10/06/07 9 vs. Buffalo, 11/14/98 9 vs. Kings Point, 9/20/47 9 vs. West Chester, 11/23/68 Season .................. 70 (14 games), 2014 MOST EXTRA POINTS-KICKING MADE Game ......... 9 vs. William & Mary, 10/06/07 Season .................. 61 (14 games), 2014 MOST EXTRA POINTS-KICKING ATTEMPTED Game ........... 9 vs. West Chester, 11/23/68 9 vs. Kings Point, 9/20/47 Season .................. 70 (14 games), 2014 MOST FIELD GOALS MADE Game ............... 5 vs. Richmond, 11/18/95 Season .................. 14 (13 games), 2008 MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Game ............. 7 vs. Swarthmore, 11/13/15 Season ................... 21 (12 games), 1992 HIGHEST SCORING AVERAGE Season .......... 40.2 (525 in 13 games), 1997 Bill Hatty was a member of the 1973 Villanova team that set a school record for most punt return yards in a game versus Delaware.2019 FOOTBALL 91 V I L L A N O VA . CO M WILDCAT RECORDS WILDCAT TEAM RECORDS PUNT RETURNS MOST PUNT RETURNS Game ........... 10 vs. Georgetown, 10/20/46 10 vs. VMI, 9/22/62 Season ................... 46 (9 games), 1949 MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS Game ................. 122, Delaware, 11/3/73 Season ....................... 394 (35), 1967 HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE Game ................... 40.0 (2 for 80 yds.) vs. Syracuse, 8/29/14 Season ................. 16.8 (12 games), 2012 MOST TOUCHDOWNS Game ................. 2 vs. Delaware, 11/3/73 Season .................... 3 (11 games), 1973 KICKOFF RETURNS MOST KICKOFF RETURNS Game .............. 12 vs. Lehigh, 10/24/1903 12 vs. Army, 11/4/44 Season ................. 59 (15 games), 2002 MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Game ......... 269 (9) vs. Delaware, 11/18/00 Season ........... 1,294 (56) (11 games), 2000 HIGHEST KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE Game ..... 51.0 (2-102 yds.) vs. Penn, 9/19/09 Season ................. 24.2 (11 games), 1998 MOST TOUCHDOWNS Game .................. None more than one Season .............................. 2, 2010 2, 2000 TURNOVERS MOST TOTAL TURNOVERS BY VU Game ..................... 11 vs. LSU, 11/24/51 Season .................. 44 (10 games), 1946 FEWEST TOTAL TURNOVERS BY VU Game ....................... 0, many games Season ................... 13 (11 games), 2007 13 (15 games), 2009 MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY VU Game .................. 7 vs. Penn, 09/22/07 7 vs. Manhattan, 11/16/40 7 vs. Georgetown, 10/20/46 Season ................... 25 (11 games), 1971 25 (12 games), 1989 FEWEST INTERCEPTIONS BY VU Game ....................... 0, many games Season .................... 3 (8 games), 1964 MOST INT. RETURN YARDS BY VU Game ......... 142 (5) vs. Holy Cross, 11/15/80 Season .............. 328 (25) (11 games), 1971 MOST INTS RETURNED FOR TDS BY VU Game 2 vs. Richmond, 11/3/18 Lafayette, 9/16/17 Delaware, 11/17/12 Season ..................... 3, 2012, and 2017 MOST FUMBLES BY VU Game .................. 9 vs. Temple, 11/27/75 Season ................... 48 (11 games), 1975 MOST FUMBLES BY VU-LOST Game .................. 7 vs. Temple, 11/27/75 Season ................... 30 (11 games), 1975 FEWEST FUMBLES BY VU-LOST Game ........................ 0 many games Season .................... 6 (12 games), 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (13 games), 2016 PUNTING MOST PUNTS Game ................ 14 vs. Detroit, 10/15/54 Season ................... 92, 1974 (11 games) MOST YARDS PUNTING Game ............. 534 vs. Maryland, 10/14/72 Season ................ 3,279 (92 punts), 1974 HIGHEST AVERAGE PER-PUNT Game ........................ 48.4 (242 yds.) vs. Holy Cross, 10/20/79 (5 minimum) Season ........... 42.2 (29 for 1,221 yds.), 1985 41.7 (60 for 2,503 yds.), 2017 KICKOFFS MOST KICKOFFS Game ........... 19 vs. West Chester, 11/23/68 19 vs. Kings Point, 9/20/47 PENALTIES MOST PENALTIES Game ............ 19 vs. Holy Cross, 10/24/70 Season ................. 99 (15 games), 2002 MOST YARDS PENALIZED Game ...... 224 (19), vs. Holy Cross, 10/24/70 Season ................. 956 (10 games), 1952 FEWEST PENALTIES Game ....... 0, several times, last occurred vs. Maine, 11/05/16 Season ................... 35 (8 games), 1964 31 (5 games), 1985 FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED Game .......... 0, several times, last occurred vs. Maine, 11/05/16 Season ................... 311 (8 games), 1964 285 (5 games), 1985 Both kickoff returns for touchdowns in 2010 were recorded by Angelo Babbaro.2019 FOOTBALL V I L L A NO V A . C OM 92 WILDCAT RECORDS WILDCAT TEAM RECORDS TOTAL DEFENSE FEWEST PLAYS ALLOWED Game ............... 33, Kings Point, 9/20/47 Season ................. 500 (9 games), 1947 MOST PLAYS ALLOWED Game ................... 95, Hofstra, 11/10/01 Season ............... 1,001 (15 games), 2009 FEWEST RUSHES ALLOWED Game .............. 12, Rhode Island, 10/31/92 Season .................. 318 (9 games), 1986 MOST RUSHES ALLOWED Game ............ 78, Northeastern, 10/24/87 Season .................. 642 (11 games), 1974 FEWEST PASSING ATTEMPTS ALLOWED Game .................. 3, Miami (FL), 11/1/57 Season ................... 89 (8 games), 1941 106 (9 games), 1957 MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS ALLOWED Game ........... 58, New Hampshire, 10/2/04 58, Delaware, 11/21/09 Season ................ 570 (15 games), 2009 FEWEST COMPLETIONS ALLOWED Game ..................... 0, Detroit, 11/8/46 0, Richmond, 10/25/58, 0, William & Mary, 11/5/69 Season ................... 30 (8 games), 1941 35 (9 games), 1956 MOST COMPLETIONS ALLOWED Game ................. 42, Delaware, 11/21/09 Season ................ 343 (15 games), 2009 FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED Game ...... 2 (33 plays), Kings Point, 9/20/47 Season ................. 1,815 (9 games), 1949 893 (5 games), 1985 MOST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED Game .......... 708, New Hampshire, 11/5/88 Season ................ 4,912 (12 games), 1989 FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED Game .......... -66, New Hampshire, 12/5/09 Season ................. 838 (11 games), 2017 260 (5 games), 1985 MOST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED Game .............. 454, Richmond, 11/28/00 Season ................. 2,851 (11 games), 1974 FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED Game ................. 0, Duquesne, 11/22/42 0, Detroit, 11/8/46 0, Richmond, 10/25/58 0, William & Mary, 11/15/69 Season .................. 343 (8 games), 1941 394 (9 games), 1956 FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED Game ............ 0 done 180 times, last done vs. Colgate, 9/7/02 Season ................... 6 in 9 games, 1900 7 in 9 games, 1937 39 in 10 games, 1936 95 in 11 games, 1962 MOST POINTS ALLOWED Game ...................... 83, Army, 11/4/44 Season ................. 361 (11 games), 2000 FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED Game ................ 0, Kings Point, 9/20/47 Season ................. 46 in 5 games, 1985 84 in 10 games, 1948 87 in 11 games, 1962 MOST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED Game ................... 32, Towson, 9/15/18 Season ................. 279 (11 games), 2000 MOST PASSES INTERCEPTED BY OPPO- NENT Game ....................... 8, LSU, 11/24/51 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 1959 (10 games) 24, 1989 (12 games) MOST FUMBLES BY OPPONENT Game ...................... 9, Navy, 9/28/46 9, Marquette, 10/4/46 MOST FUMBLES BY OPPONENT - LOST Game .................. 8, Marquette, 10/4/46 MISCELLANEOUS HIGHEST SCORING GAME-COMBINED SCORE 105 ......... Villanova 65, Buffalo 40, 11/14/98 HIGHEST SCORING TIED GAME 24-24 ........ Villanova at Delaware, 10/16/76 MOST CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES 12 ........ West Chester (8/28/97) to Colgate (11/29/97) MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT A Loss At Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Detroit (10/20/34) to Florida (10/11/40) MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS 23 ........ Manhattan (11/21/36) to S. Carolina (10/6/39) MOST CONSECUTIVE LOSSES 9 Syracuse (9/25/54) to Vanderbilt (11/20/54) 9 ......... Army (11/7/59) to Army (11/22/60) MOST CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS 11 ... Rutgers (10/6/23) to Dickinson (10/4/24) 6 . Manhattan (11/21/36) to Detroit (10/30/37) MOST CONSECUTIVE TIMES SHUTOUT 3 ...... Detroit (10/20/34) to Boston College (11/3/34) MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUTOUT 136 .. James Madison (9/18/04) to Richmond (10/15/16) The 1997 team won 12 consecutive games before losing in the NCAA quarterfinal round.Opponent W-L-T First Meeting Last Meeting Last VU Victory Last OPP. Victory Active A .A . 1-0-0 1899 1899 11/25/99 (16- 5) Air Force 0-1-0 1999 1999 9/4/99 (37-13) Alabama 1-0-0 1950 1951 10/12/50 (41-18) Albany 3-1-0 2014 2017 10/22/16 (24-13) 9/23/17 (19-10) Albright 1-0-0 1933 1933 11/04/33 (21- 0) American Chain Co . 0-1-0 1916 1916 11/04/16 (19-7) American Intern 1-0-0 1938 1938 10/01/38 (59- 0) Appalachian State 1-0-0 2010 2010 12/11/10 (42-24) Arkansas 1-0-0 1939 1939 10/28/39 (7-0) Atlantic City NAS 0-1-0 1944 1944 11/10/44 (25-6) Auburn 1-4-1 1937 1942 11/05/38 (25-12) 10/23/42 (14-6) Ball State 1-0-0 1977 1977 09/17/77 (38-16) Baltimore 1-0-0 1931 1931 10/24/31 (61-6) Baylor 1-3-0 1940 1957 10/17/41 (14-6) 09/21/57 (7-0) Boston College 15-29-1 1922 2013 09/27/80 (20-9) 08/31/13 (24-14) Boston University 12-6-0 1936 1995 10/3/92 (22-14) 09/8/95 (21-16) Bowling Green 1-0-0 1978 1978 09/09/78 (35-28) Bryn Mawr A .A . 1-0-0 1898 1898 10/15/98 (26-0) Bucknell 13-11-2 1900 2018 09/22/18 (49-7) 11/17/44 (27-6) Buffalo 8-5-0 1961 1998 11/14/98 (65-40) 10/05/86 (29-27) Canisius 1-0-2 1921 1927 11/19/27 (30-7) Carlisle Indians 0-7-0 1905 1912 10/02/12 (65-0) Catholic 12-3-0 1912 1987 10/17/87 (46-7) 10/17/25 (0-9) Centre College 2-0-0 1938 1941 10/04/41 (38-3) Central Connecticut 2-0-0 1986 1987 10/10/87 (52-20) Central Florida, University of 0-1-0 2006 2006 09/02/06 (35-16) Cincinnati 2-2-0 1972 1980 10/11/80 (23-6) 09/29/79 (27-13) Clemson 1-1-0 1952 1978 09/27/52 (14-7) 09/30/78 (31-0) College of Pacific 0-1-0 1960 1960 10/08/60 (24-7) Colgate 4-1-0 1978 2008 11/28/08 (55-28) 10/14/78 (20-14) Columbia 2-0-0 1986 1989 9/23/89 (38-0) Connecticut 7-5-0 1987 2015 10/16/99 (48-45 3OT) 9/3/15 (20-15) Conshohocken A .A . 2-0-0 1900 1900 12/08/00 (6-0) Davis-Elkins 1-1-0 1928 1929 11/24/28 (20-13) 11/16/29 (12-6) Dayton 5-4-0 1955 1977 09/18/76 (31-30) 09/24/77 (21-17) Delaware Col . (Wilm .) 2-1-0 1895 1924 10/18/24 (17-3) 11/23/95 (10-6) Delaware 30-21-1 1895 2018 11/17/18 (42-21) 11/19/05 (38-13) Detroit 18-12-2 1931 1964 10/10/64 (21-7) 11/10/61 (20-6) Dickinson 2-4-0 1897 1926 10/23/26 (32-0) 10/10/25 (13-2) Drexel 1-0-0 1918 1918 11/28/18 (33-0) Duke 1-1-0 1929 1931 10/26/29 (58-12) 10/10/31 (18-0) Duquesne 4-3-0 1922 1950 09/23/50 (39-28) 11/22/42 (6-0) East Tennessee State 0-1-0 1996 1996 11/30/96 (35-29) Eastern Washington 0-1-0 2010 2010 12/17/10 (41-31) Elon 1-1-0 2016 2017 10/01/16 (42-7) 10/28/17 (19-14) Florida State 1-3-0 1954 1957 10/05/57 (21-7) 10/27/56 (20-13) Florida 4-0-0 1940 1946 11/16/46 (27-20) Fordham 22-4-4 1897 2015 9/12/15 (14-7) 09/7/13 (27-24) 2019 FOOTBALL 93 V I L L A N O VA . CO M WILDCAT RECORDS ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTSOpponent W-L-T First Meeting Last Meeting Last VU Victory Last OPP. Victory Franklin & Marshall 2-1-0 1897 1944 09/30/44 (14-6) 10/16/97 (28-0) Furman 2-0-0 1957 2002 11/30/02 (45-38) Gallaudet College 0-1-0 1901 1901 10/23/01 (12-0) George Washington 2-1-1 1920 1966 11/24/66 (16-7) 11/14/64 (13-6) Georgetown 6-3-0 1898 1950 10/28/50 (20-14) 11/21/31 (13-6) Georgia 0-1-0 1953 1953 09/19/53 (32-19) Georgia Southern 0-1-0 1989 1989 11/25/89 (52-36) Georgia State 1-0-0 2012 2012 10/20/12 (49-24) Gettysburg 6-6-0 1900 1933 10/21/33 (40-0) 10/04/30 (3-0) Grove City 1-0-0 1928 1928 11/17/28 (14-13) Hahnemann College 1-0-0 1895 1895 11/13/95 (12-0) Hampton 1-0-0 2003 2003 8/28/03 (41-6) Haverford College 1-0-0 1896 1896 10/14/96 (5-4) Hill School 0-2-2 1897 1901 ` 11/02/01 (11-5) Hofstra 4-1-0 20012007 10/27/07 (35-21) 11/8/03 (34-32) Holy Cross 13-9-0 1922 2009 11/28/09 (38-28) 09/09/89 (38-17) Houston 1-5-0 1950 1974 10/27/50 (33-27) 10/19/74 (35-0) Idaho 1-0-0 1974 1974 09/28/74 (15-7) Illinois State 0-1-0 1976 1976 09/25/76(19-17) Indiana 0-2-0 1955 1957 10/26/57 (14-7) Iona 2-0-0 1985 1986 09/20/86 (40-6) Iowa State 2-0-0 1942 1956 11/24/56 (26-0) James Madison 11-16-0 1993 2018 9/20/14 (49-31) 11/16/18 (37-0) Jefferson Med . College 2-0-0 1896 1908 10/22/08 (45-0) John Carroll (OH) 2-0-0 1926 1927 10/29/27 (20-7) Kansas 1-0-0 1940 1940 11/01/40 (33-7) Kentucky 1-6-1 1948 1972 09/20/52 (25-6) 09/16/72 (25-7) Kings Point (USMM) 2-0-0 1946 1947 09/20/47 (60-0) Lafayette 2-4-0 1898 2017 09/16/17 (59-0) Lakehurst N .A .S . 1-0-0 1943 1943 10/23/43 (27-14) LaSalle 1-1-0 1934 1935 10/19/35 (20-0) 10/13/34 (13-6) Lawrenceville Prep 1-1-0 1898 1899 10/18/99 (18-5) 10/19/98 (12-0) Lebanon Valley 6-4-3 1915 1930 09/27/30 (19-0) 09/25/26 (30-12) Lehigh 10-5-0 1903 2018 09/08/18 (31-9) 09/09/06 (31-28) Liberty 3-1-0 1987 2014 12/06/14 (29-22) 11/20/93 (27-13) Logan A .C . 1-0-0 1894 1894 11/24/94 (24-0) Long Island 0-0-0 2018 Louisiana State 0-2-0 1950 1951 11/24/51 (45-7) Loyola (MD) 7-0-0 1925 1937 11/28/37 (25-0) Maine 12-10-0 1988 2018 10/07/17 (31-0) 10/06/18 (13-10) Manhattan 10-6-1 1897 1942 11/01/42 (32-0) 10/24/41 (9-6) Manual Training School 1-0-0 1895 1895 10/22/95 (12-6) Marquette 4-1-1 1911 1960 11/08/47 (25-7) 09/17/60 (23-13) Marshall 3-0-0 1975 1979 10/27/79 (24-14) Maryland A .C . 0-1-0 1905 1905 11/11/05 (10-0) Maryland 2-9-0 1970 2007 09/11/71 (28-13) 09/01/07 (31-14) Massachusetts 12-12-0 1961 2011 11/05/11 (35-17) 10/13/07 (32-24 OT) McNeese State 0-1-0 2002 2002 12/14/02 (39-28) 2019 FOOTBALL V I L L A NO V A . C OM 94 WILDCAT RECORDS ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTSOpponent W-L-T First Meeting Last Meeting Last VU Victory Last OPP. Victory Med-Chirurgical College 3-0-0 1900 1906 10/24/06 (22-0) Mercyhurst 2-0-0 1986 1987 9/26/87 (35-26) Miami (FL) 1-3-1 1946 1957 10/08/48 (19-10) 11/01/57 (13-7) Miami (OH) 1-2-0 1959 1961 09/16/61 (33-0) 10/15/60 (17-7) Millersville 1-0-0 2000 2000 9/9/00 (51-14) Mississippi 0-2-0 1954 1973 09/ 8/73 (24-0) Mississippi Southern 0-1-0 1954 1954 11/13/54 (27-0) Monmouth 0-1-0 2011 2011 09/17/11 (20-9) Montana 1-0-0 2009 2009 12/19/09 (23-21) Morgan State 1-0-0 2014 2014 10/25/14 (48-28) Mt . St . Mary’s 5-0-0 1903 1922 11/18/22 (2-0) Muhlenberg 9-2-4 1914 1944 10/21/44 (7-0) 11/27/24 (41-0) New Hampshire 11-13-0 1988 2018 12/5/09 (46-7) 10/27/18 (34-0) New Haven 0-1-0 2001 2001 10/12/01 (17-14) New York Aggies 1-0-0 1919 1919 11/27/19 (7-0) New York University 0-1-0 1930 1930 10/11/30 (20-6) Norfolk State 1-0-0 2000 2000 9/16/00 (42-0) Northeastern 11-5-0 1987 2009 9/26/09 (56-7) 10/9/04 (34-30) North Carolina St . 3-1-1 1910 1955 11/19/49 (45-21) 10/22/55 (34-14) Oglethorpe Univ . 2-0-0 1929 1930 11/22/30 (13-0) Old Dominion 1-1-0 2011 2011 10/13/12 (38-14) 10/22/11 (37-14) Oregon State 0-1-0 1962 1962 12/15/62 (6-0) Pace 1-0-0 1985 1985 10/05/86 (45-0) Parris Isl . Marines 0-0-1 1952 1952 10/31/52 (13-13) Penn . Dental College 1-0-0 1897 1897 10/28/97 (52-0) Penn . Reserves 0-1-1 1896 1900 10/07/96 (36-5) Penn . R .R . YMCA 1-0-0 1899 1899 10/21/99 (11-6) Penn State 3-4-1 1902 1951 10/06/51 (20-14) 11/09/35 (27-13) Penn 13-6-0 1905 2015 9/27/14 (41-7) 9/24/15 (24-13) Phila . Dental College 3-0-0 1895 1896 10/31/96 (12-0) Pittsburgh Lyceum 1-0-0 1905 1905 10/21/05 (21-0) Pittsburgh 0-3-0 1911 2016 9/5/98 (48-41) 09/03/16 (28-7) Princeton 1-8-0 1901 1943 11/06/43 (45-22) 10/07/11 (31-0) Quantico Marines 4-5-0 1923 1972 11/09/68 (27-13) 10/21/72 (13-7) Radnor Invincibles 1-0-0 1899 1899 10/25/99 (32-0) Rhode Island 19-4-0 1988 2017 10/08/16 (35-0) 11/11/17 (20-6) Richmond 23-13-0 1955 2018 11/03/18 (45-21) 11/4/17 (22-0) Rutgers 7-8-0 1906 2005 8/31/02 (37-19) 9/10/05 (38-6) Saint Francis (Pa .) 1-0-0 2016 2016 11/26/16 (31-21) St . John’s (NY) 2-1-0 1924 1926 10/30/26 (41-7) 10/25/24 (13-0) St . Joseph’s (PA) 6-0-0 1918 1926 11/20/26 (45-0) St . Mary’s (CA) 2-0-0 1949 1950 12/03/50 (13-7) St . Thomas College 1-0-0 1899 1899 11/30/99 (5-0) Sam Houston State 0-1-0 2014 2014 12/13/14 (34-31) Sampson N .T .S . 1-1-0 1943 1944 10/07/44 (7-6) 10/10/43 (17-7) San Francisco 2-0-0 1947 1948 11/20/48 (46-13) Santa Clara 2-0-0 1969 1970 09/26/70 (37-16) Scranton 1-0-0 1944 1944 09/23/44 (13-7) 2019 FOOTBALL 95 V I L L A N O VA . CO M WILDCAT RECORDS ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS2019 FOOTBALL V I L L A NO V A . C OM 96 WILDCAT RECORDS ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS Opponent W-L-T First Meeting Last Meeting Last VU Victory Last OPP. Victory Seton Hall 4-1-0 1902 1932 10/15/32 (46- 0) 10/28/03 (39-0) South Carolina 4-1-1 1932 1939 10/06/39 (40- 0) 10/01/32 (7-6) South Dakota State 0-1-0 2016 2016 12/03/16 (10-7) South End Wheelman 2-0-0 1895 1897 10/02/97 (14- 0) So . Jersey Institute 0-1-0 1896 1896 11/18/96 (6-4) Steelton YMCA 1-3-1 1901 1907 11/28/01 (5-0) 11/10/06 (18-0) Stephen F . Austin 1-0-0 2010 2010 12/4/10 (54-24) Stony Brook 1-2-0 2012 2018 09/21/13 (35-6) 09/29/18 (29-27) Susquehanna 1-0-0 1919 1919 10/25/19 (19-0) Swarthmore College 5-3-1 1896 1915 11/11/15 (19-0) 09/28/12 (27-0) Syracuse 1-4-0 1953 2014 11/21/53 (14-13) 08/29/14 (27-26 2OT) Tampa 1- 2-0 1971 1974 10/23/71 (24-3) 10/21/74 (47-8) Temple 16-16-2 1928 2018 09/01/18 (19-17) 9/9/17 (16-13) Tennessee 0-1-0 1945 1945 10/27/45 (33-2) Texas 0-1-0 1953 1953 09/26/53 (41-12) Texas A&M 2-2-0 1939 1956 09/17/49 (35-0) 09/22/56 (19-0) The Citadel 1-0-0 1956 1956 11/10/56 (46-0) Third Army Corps 0-2-1 1922 1923 10/07/22 (0-0) 11/12/23 (7-0) Toledo 5-5-0 1963 1975 09/20/75 (14-10) 09/18/71 (10-7) Towson 9-6-0 2004 2018 9/30/17 (24-9) 09/15/18 (45-35) Tulsa 0-3-0 1949 1952 11/08/52 (42-6) Ursinus 11-0-2 1896 1986 10/25/86 (34-16) U .S . Coast Guard 0-1-0 1942 1942 10/10/42 (20-13) U .S . Military Academy 3-1-0 1908 1977 09/27/75 (10-0) 10/08/77 (34-32) U .S . Naval Academy 2-9-0 1908 1995 11/14/70 (14-10) 10/21/95 (20-14) Vanderbilt 0-1-0 1954 1954 11/20/54 (34-19) VMI 6-2-0 1958 1980 10/25/80 (17-6) 09/17/66 (14-13) Virginia Tech 0-5-0 1957 1970 11/07/70 (34-7) Wake Forest 2-2-0 1952 1988 10/18/58 (9-7) 09/03/88 (31-11) Warren A .A . 2-1-0 1896 1900 11/06/00 (29-0) 10/26/96 (22-0) Washington College 2-0-0 1904 1904 11/12/04 (11-5) Wash . & Jefferson 0-2-0 1910 1911 11/25/11 (11-6) Washington State 0-2-0 1930 1965 10/09/65 (24-14) West Chester 14-5-0 1895 1997 8/28/97 (64-0) 09/16/67 (14-9) Western Maryland 3-0-0 1922 1936 10/17/36 (13-0) West Virginia 1-5-0 1913 2008 8/30/08 (48-21) 09/11/76 (28-7) Wichita State 2-1-0 1957 1961 12/30/61 (17-9) 11/01/58 (21-6) Widener 8-1-0 1896 1986 11/15/86 (28-9) 10/09/20 (13-6) William & Mary 15-18-1 1966 2018 10/18/14 (35-31) 11/10/18 (24-17) Wilmington A .A . 1-1-0 1902 1902 11/15/02 (17-12) 10/25/02 (6-0) Xavier 10-6-0 1952 1973 11/11/72 (40-13) 11/17/73 (13-6) Yale 0-1-0 1907 1907 10/26/07 (45-0) Youngstown State 2-7-0 1975 1999 10/28/78 (22-17) 11/13/99 (28-21)HISTORYNext >