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Pat McQuaide threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Braden Reed for Villanova's first lead and the Wildcats escaped with a 26-21 win over Tarleton State in an FCS quarterfinal Saturday. The 12th-seeded Wildcats (12-2) won their 11th straight game - their longest streak since winning 12 in 1997 - to advance to play unseeded Illinois State in a semifinal next Saturday. The fourth-seeded Texans (12-2) began their final drive with about eight minutes left and reached the Villanova 11 with two minutes remaining. On fourth-and-6, Victor Gabalis found Trevon West for an apparent touchdown. But the score was overturned when replays showed West just missed getting a toe down inbounds on the left edge of the end zone.

Gabalis had extended a two-point halftime lead to 21-12 with his 15-yard pass to West before Ja'briel Mace's 47-yard rushing TD again made it a two-point game in the third quarter. Mace had 151 yards rushing. Tarleton scored first after Omar Emmons blocked a punt with Daniel Creek eventually scoring from the 1. The Texans made it 14-0 in the first quarter after McQuaide tried to flip the ball to a receiver in the end zone but it was snagged by Blake Smith. On the next play, Gabalis found Peyton Kramer deep down the middle for an 80-yard score. Villanova got on the board with a Jack Barnum field goal then Anthony Hopkins' interception set up Reed's 27-yard wide-receiver TD pass to Lucas Kopecky. Another Barnum field goal cut Tarleton's lead to 14-12 at halftime. The Texans dropped their first home game after seven wins this season and had a nine-game home streak snapped. - AP College Football

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12/06/25 - Pat McQuaide, rSr/2026, Villanova, 6-0, 205 (DS#76 QB) + More +

Pat McQuaide threw for 208 yards and a touchdown and Villanova upset third-ranked Lehigh 14-7 on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs. Villanova (11-2), which entered the playoffs as a 12 seed, will face the winner of North Dakota and Tarleton State. The Wildcats will make their third appearance in the quarterfinals in the last five seasons. It was Villanova's first playoff road win since 2010. Beginning next season the two programs will become annual rivals as Villanova will join Lehigh in the Patriot League. McQuaide's 28-yard scoring pass to Braden Reed with 3:02 left gave Villanova its first lead of the game.

On Lehigh's (12-1) final drive, the Mountain Hawks drove 54 yards, and on first-and-10 at the Villanova 14, Wildcats defensive lineman Obinna Nwobodo stripped Hayden Johnson on a quarterback keep and Villanova linebacker Shane Hartzell recovered. Villanova ran seven plays, including a key 12-yard completion from McQuaide to Antonio Johnson on third-and-8 at their own 13, and the Wildcats allowed time to expire. After a scoreless first half, Lehigh took the second half kickoff and drove 75 yards in five plays and ended the drive when Aaron Crossley ran it in from the 5. Johnson completed a 36-yard pass to Matt D'Avino and Luke Yoder had a 31-yard run on consecutive plays to help set up the score. Villanova knotted it at 7 later in the third when after a Yoder fumble, the Wildcats put together a six-play, 59-yard drive that resulted in Ja'briel Mace crashing in from the 1 with 2:29 left in the third. - AP College Football

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11/29/25 - Pat McQuaide, rSr/2026, Villanova, 6-0, 205 (DS#76 QB) + More +

Pat McQuaide threw for three touchdowns and Isaiah Ragland ran for 152 yards and sixth-ranked Villanova overwhelmed No. 19 Harvard 52-7 on Saturday in a first round game of the FCS playoffs. Villanova (10-2), who entered the playoffs as a 12 seed, will travel to play third-ranked Lehigh (12-0) on Dec. 6. The Mountain Hawks are seeded fifth. The Wildcats took the opening drive 75 yards in seven plays and ended with a 45-yard touchdown by Ragland, who reached halftime with 128 yards rushing on 10 carries. He carried it 17 times on the day. After Villanova's defense held the Crimson to four yards in five plays to force a punt, McQuaide threw a 30-yard scoring pass to Lucas Kopecky for a 14-0 lead.

In the second quarter, Jack Barnum kicked a 29-yard field goal for a 17-0 lead, McQuaide ran it in from the 10 near the midway point of the quarter and Ja'Briel Mace crashed in the five at the two-minute warning for a 31-0 lead. McQuaide threw second-half touchdowns of 29 yards to Luke Colella and 8 yards to Antonio Johnson. The Crimson scored its first post-season touchdown in 105 years when Jaden Craig threw a 6-yard touchdown to Jordan Harris to reduce the deficit to 31-7. Harvard was making its first post-season appearance since the 1919 season when it beat Oregon, 7-6 on New Year's Day in the 1920 Rose Bowl. - AP College Football

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11/19/25 - Shane Hartzell, rSr/2026, Villanova, 5-11, 230 (DS#52 ILB) + More +

WEEK 12 CAA FOOTBALL FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Shane Hartzell, Sr., LB, Villanova (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge),...Hartzell recorded a team-high 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack in Villanova's 30-27 overtime victory against Stony Brook. Eight of his 10 stops were solo as he posted double-digit tackles for the 10th time in his career. Hartzell, who tops VU with 65 tackles and 12.0 TFL's, led a defense that limited SBU to 76 yards rushing. - CAA Football

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ILB Shane Hartzell, Villanova
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11/15/25 - Pat McQuaide, rSr/2026, Villanova, 6-0, 205 (DS#76 QB) + More +

Pat McQuaide's fourth touchdown pass, a 17-yard connection with Antonio Johnson in overtime gave Villanova a 30-27 win over Stony Brook on Saturday, the Wildcats' seventh-straight win. The Seawolves got a 23-yard field from Michael Mannino with 32 seconds in regulation and then a 44-yarder after they lost a yard on the opening possession of overtime. McQuade was 18 of 30 for 280 yards for the Wildcats (8-2, 7-1 Coastal Athletic Conference) with a touchdown pass of 37 yards to Braden Reed and 10 and 21 yards to Luke Colella in the fourth. The second score came with 2:39 to play and put Villanova on top 24-21. Then Quinn Boyd, who was 21-of-33 passing for 278 yards, guided Stony Brook down the field but threw two incompletions from the 5 before settling for the field goal. Jayce Freeman had six catches for 175 yards and a 64-yard touchdown for the Seawolves (5-6, 3-4) and Roldan Dempster had two short touchdown runs. - AP College Football

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10/25/25 - Pat McQuaide, rSr/2026, Villanova, 6-0, 205 (DS#76 QB) + More +

Pat McQuaide threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns, with 107 yards and two scores going to Luke Colella, and Villanova beat Albany 29-16 on Saturday for its fifth straight victory. Villanova (6-2, 5-1 Coastal Athletic Association) extended its home winning streak to 20 games dating to the middle of the 2022 season. It's a program record for the longest home winning streak and the second-longest active FCS streak behind South Dakota State's 33 straight at home. Jack Barnum made field goals of 41, 23 and 44 yards to help build a 22-7 lead. McQuaide found Colella for a 36-yard touchdown early in the fourth for a 19-point lead. McQuaide, who threw for a career-high five touchdowns last week, was 15 of 22 with an interception. David Avit rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown for Villanova. Jack Shields had a touchdown and an interception for Albany (1-7, 0-4). The Great Danes were held to 13 first downs and 154 total yards. - AP College Football

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10/18/25 - Pat McQuaide, rSr/2026, Villanova, 6-0, 205 (DS#76 QB) + More +

Pat McQuaide threw five touchdown passes and Obinna Nwobodo forced and returned a fumble for a touchdown to lead Villanova to a 56-14 rout over Coastal Athletic Conference foe Hampton on Saturday. McQuaide was 10-of-13 passing for 166 yards and five scores, led by a 65-yard connection to Chris Colby. All five receiving touchdowns were to different receivers.

The FCS No. 15 Wildcats (4-4, 2-3) opened the game with six consecutive touchdown drives and shut out Hampton 49-0 in the first half. The Wildcats' defense forced four consecutive three-and-outs before Nwobodo forced a fumble from Braden Davis and returned it for a score. The Hampton (2-5, 0-4) offense had 32 yards in the first half. The Pirates' first points of the game came at the 6:42 mark in the third quarter on a 3-yard pass play from Davis to Gracen Goldsmith. Earl Woods III added a 66-yard rushing touchdown with 4:33 left in the game, comprising 24.4 percent of Hampton's 270-yard offensive total. Davis was 10-of-17 passing for 66 yards. Both Jason Hall and Julian Talley were ejected for Villanova for targeting. - AP College Football

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QB Pat McQuaide, Villanova
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09/30/25 - Shane Hartzell, rSr/2026, Villanova, 5-11, 230 (DS#52 ILB) + More +

WEEK 5 CAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Shane Hartzell, Sr., LB, Villanova (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge),...Hartzell registered a team-high 10 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and two quarterback hurries in Villanova's 31-24 win over William & Mary. The 4.0 TFL's were a career-high and the most by any CAA player this season and the two sacks tied his career best. The 10 stops were a season high and the ninth time Hartzell has made double digit tackles. - CAA Football

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ILB Shane Hartzell, Villanova
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09/06/25 - Pat McQuaide, rSr/2026, Villanova, 6-0, 205 (DS#76 QB) + More +

Pat McQuaide threw for 299 yards and accounted for two touchdowns to lead Villanova past Colgate 24-17 on Saturday night. Villanova has won nine straight season openers and extended its program record to 17 consecutive home wins dating to the 2022 season. The Wildcats have also won eight straight against the Raiders. McQuaide was 18-of-28 passing and his 56-yard touchdown pass to Lucas Kopecky capped the scoring with 52 seconds left in the third quarter. McQuaide also scored on a 28-yard run and finished with 41 yards rushing on just three carries. Isaiah Ragland also had a 1-yard TD run in the first quarter for the Wildcats (1-0). Zach Osborne completed 15 of 30 passes for 239 yards to lead Colgate (0-2). He threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Treyvhon Saunders in the second quarter and his 24-yarder to Winston Moore tied the game at 17-all late in the third quarter. Saunders finished with 10 catches for 137 yards. - AP College Football

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08/29/24 - Connor Watkins, rSr/2025, Villanova, 6-3, 220 (DS#50 QB) + More +

Connor Watkins carried it 10 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and he completed six passes for 90 yards to help Villanova beat Youngstown State 24-17 on Thursday night in a season opener for both teams. Watkins, the Coastal Athletic Association preseason offensive player of the year, scored on a 29-yard run in the third quarter to extend the lead to 24-3. Youngstown State battled back to get within seven points with 4:24 left in the fourth quarter. Then Villanova was forced to punt on its next possession, but Ethan Gettman booted a 62-yarder that was downed at the Youngstown State 6-yard line. Richie Kimmel sealed it for Villanova with an interception.

Beau Brungard was intercepted two times for Youngstown State. He finished with 152 yards passing and a touchdown. Villanova opened the scoring on Ethan Gettman's 42-yard field goal in the first quarter - his eighth career make from 40-plus yards. Watkins added a 14-yard touchdown for a 10-0 lead. Isaiah Ragland also had a rushing touchdown in the first half from 3-yards out. Zahmir Dawud intercepted a pass with 1:27 remaining in the first half and Villanova took over near midfield. The Wildcats led 17-3 at the break, aided by two Youngstown State turnovers. - AP College Football

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QB Connor Watkins, Villanova
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01/09/23 - Ethan Gettman, rSr/2025, Villanova, 6-3, 205 (DS#43 P) + More +

2022 ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: PK - Ethan Gettman, Soph., Bryant,...Gettman joined Anthony Frederick on the Big South Special Teams first team, earning the honors after leading the nation in field goal percentage. Gettman made a school-record 14 field goals, finishing 14-of-15. He made multiple field goals on four occasions, including a single-game record three field goals vs Charleston Southern and Campbell. Gettman hit a program record 56-yard field goal in the game vs Charleston Southern. He finished the year with 82 points, a single-season record for a kicker and the most points by a Bulldog since Ricardo McCray in 2014. - Bryant Football

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P Ethan Gettman, Villanova
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12/23/22 - Jaaron Hayek, rSr/2024, Villanova, 6-1, 199 (DS#157 WR) + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: Jaaron Hayek, Villanova, WR, Sr.,...Hayek played in each of the Wildcats first eight games and amassed 810 yards and eight touchdowns on 36 receptions. He averaged 102.5 yards per game and became only the fourth receiver in Villanova history to average over 100 yards per game for a full season. The others to achieve that mark were Wildcats standouts Mike Siani (1970), Brian Finneran (1996, 1997) and Brian Westbrook (1998). Hayek tallied four games with at least 120 receiving yards this season and he had the best game of his career at Maine on October 1 to help Villanova post a 45-20 victory.

In the Maine game, Hayek had career highs of 159 yards and four touchdowns, including a career-long 83-yard touchdown reception. The performance against Maine made Hayek the Wildcats third receiver ever to have at least four touchdown catches in a game, joining Siani (five against Xavier in 1971) and former teammate Changa Hodge (four against Delaware in 2019). Hayek's 810 yards on the year rank 14th in a season in school history despite missing the last three games of the year. At the time of his injury he was ranked fifth in the FCS in receiving yards per game, sixth in total receiving yards and eighth in receiving touchdowns. All three of his marks in those categories also led the CAA through the first nine weeks of the 2022 campaign. - Villanova Football

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WR Jaaron Hayek, Villanova
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12/23/22 - Matt Mercurio, rSr/2024, Villanova, 5-10, 189 (DS#29 K) + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: Matthew Mercurio, Villanova, PK, Gr.,...Mercurio was a newcomer to the Wildcats this season as a graduate transfer from San Jose State and he led the team in scoring with 65 points on the year. Mercurio made 10-of-12 field goal attempts and was a perfect 35-of-35 on PATs in 11 games played. He led the CAA and ranked eighth in the country with his 83.3 percent success rate on field goals. His overall scoring ranked 11th in the conference and Mercurio was also fourth in the league in field goals per game.

He made at least one field goal in nine of 11 games on the year, including two successful attempts at William & Mary on November 12. Mercurio made 4-of-6 field goals from 30 yards or longer on the year and made attempts from 45 yards against William & Mary as well as 40 yards at Army West Point. Prior to coming to Villanova this season, Mercurio was a two-time honorable mention All-Mountain West selection during his undergraduate career. He amassed 222 points over three seasons at San Jose State. His career totals with the Spartans and the Wildcats now include 290 points on 54-of-66 field goals and 128-of-133 PATs. - Villanova Football

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K Matt Mercurio, Villanova
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12/23/22 - Dez Boykin, rSr/2023, Villanova, 5-09, 195 (DS#999 WR) + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: Dez Boykin, Villanova, KR, Gr.,...Boykin finished the 2022 season ranked second in the CAA and 25th nationally with an average of 24.3 yards per kickoff return. He returned 23 kickoffs on the year for a total of 559 yards, including the longest return of his career for 68 yards in the season opener against Lehigh. Boykin has been the Wildcats primary return man throughout his career and had his best season in 2022 with 14 returns of 20 yards or longer and five returns of at least 30 yards. He averaged 23.9 yards per return or better in three of his five collegiate seasons and wound up with 74 career returns for 1,725 yards (23.3 yards per return). In the final game this year against Delaware, Boykin moved into fourth place in school history in career kickoff return yards.

In addition to his return stats Boykin also had the best season of his career as part of the Villanova receiving corps. He topped 1,000 career receiving yards in the final game of his career against Delaware and finished the 2022 season with a team-high 1,045 all-purpose yards. Boykin 20 receptions for 469 yards and two touchdowns on the year. He averaged 23.5 yards per reception and hauled in touchdowns of 66 yards against Lehigh and 60 yards at LIU in the first two games of the year. Boykin's career totals included 57 receptions for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns. - Villanova Football

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WR Dez Boykin, Villanova
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12/23/22 - Michael Corbi, rSr/2023, Villanova, 6-2, 335 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: Michael Corbi, Villanova, OL, Gr.,...Corbi has been a mainstay on the Villanova offensive line over the past four seasons and he started nine of the team's 11 games at right guard this year. The offensive line helped the Wildcats rank third in the CAA and 25th nationally with an average of 189.6 rushing yards per game. Villanova topped 200 rushing yards in a game on four occasions and also recorded four games with at least three rushing touchdowns. The hallmark of the Wildcats offense in 2022 was the team's big-play ability, as Villanova had 49 plays from scrimmage of 20 yards or longer.

Those figures include 17 rushes and 32 pass plays of at least 20 yards, while the Wildcats scored 11 touchdowns on those long plays. This is the third straight season in which Corbi has garnered CAA Football All-Conference accolades. He was previously a first team selection for both the 2020 season (contested in Spring 2021) and the 2021 campaign. Corbi has started 25 of the 32 career games he has played in and has helped the Villanova offense average better than 31 points per game over the last four seasons. - Villanova Football

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OG Michael Corbi, Villanova
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