2000 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSam Venuto (2nd season)
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Delaware +^  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 6 Richmond +^  7 –1   10 –3  
UMass  5 –3   7 –4  
James Madison  4 –4   6 –5  
New Hampshire  4 –4   6 –5  
William & Mary  4 –4   5 –6  
Maine  3 –5   5 –6  
Villanova  3 –5   5 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6   3 –8  
Northeastern  1 –7   4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Rutgers*No. 14L 21–3423,752
September 9No. 16 (D-II) Millersville*No. T–18W 51–148,165[1]
September 16at Norfolk State*No. 18
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 42–08,275[2]
September 23MaineNo. 16
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 47–1210,557[3]
October 7at No. 13 James MadisonNo. 12L 23–5713,002[4]
October 14at NortheasternNo. 18W 34–206,261[5]
October 21New HampshireNo. 18
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 49–428,077[6]
October 28No. 16 RichmondNo. 18
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
L 18–289,229
November 4at No. 22 UMassNo. 23L 17–389,124
November 11William & Mary
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
L 41–48 OT10,379
November 18at No. 2 DelawareL 42–5922,020

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Roster

2000 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 20 Brian Westbrook Sr
OL 59 Adam Barondess Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 93 Jeff Petrone Sr
DE 96 Tom Buczynski Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ "Final 2000 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 2000. p. 2 – via stats.ncaa.org.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Shannon (September 17, 2000). "For Villanova, A Reason to Dance". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 46. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Juliano, Joe (September 24, 2000). "Westbrook Leads Wildcats to Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 42. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Villanova and penalties fail to halt JMU". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "2000 Football Schedule". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2019.


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