American college football season
The 2000 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The Wildcats were led by 16th-year head coach Andy Talley played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 2 at Rutgers * No. 14 L 21–3423,752 September 9 No. 16 (D-II ) Millersville * No. T–18 W 51–148,165[1] September 16 at Norfolk State * No. 18 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA W 42–08,275[2] September 23 Maine No. 16 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA W 47–1210,557[3] October 7 at No. 13 James Madison No. 12 L 23–5713,002 [4] October 14 at Northeastern No. 18 W 34–206,261[5] October 21 New Hampshire No. 18 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA W 49–428,077[6] October 28 No. 16 Richmond No. 18 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA L 18–289,229 November 4 at No. 22 UMass No. 23 L 17–389,124 November 11 William & Mary Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA L 41–48 OT 10,379 November 18 at No. 2 Delaware L 42–5922,020
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2000 Villanova Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 93 Jeff Petrone Sr DE 96 Tom Buczynski Sr
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
References [ edit ] ^ "Final 2000 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . 2000. p. 2 – via stats.ncaa.org. ^ Ryan, Shannon (September 17, 2000). "For Villanova, A Reason to Dance" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 46. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 24, 2000). "Westbrook Leads Wildcats to Victory" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 42. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com. ^ "Villanova and penalties fail to halt JMU" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com . ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer Staff (October 15, 2000). " 'Nova Comes Roaring Back to Beat Northeastern, 34-20" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 43. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com. ^ Paskin, Janet (October 22, 2000). " 'Nova Wins, 49-42, in a Wild One with New Hampshire" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 43. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com. ^ "2000 Football Schedule" . Villanova University Athletics . Retrieved January 18, 2019 .
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