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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#83 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#83 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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11/26/25 - Jabriel Mace, So/2028, Villanova, 5-09, 175 (DS#50 RB) + More +

2025 CAA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Villanova sophomore running back/kick returner Ja'briel Mace ranks second in the nation with 32.9-yard kickoff return average. He was one of five FCS players to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in 2025, going 100 yards vs. William & Mary on Sept. 27 and 97 yards against Elon on Oct. 11. The sophomore also excelled at running back, rushing for 600 yards and eight touchdowns on just 70 carries (8.6 ypc) and adding two receiving touchdowns. - CAA Football

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11/22/25 - Jabriel Mace, So/2028, Villanova, 5-09, 175 (DS#50 RB) + More +

Ja'briel Mace rushed for a pair of scores and caught a touchdown pass as Villanova defeated Sacred Heart 34-10 on Saturday in a regular-season finale. The Wildcats (9-2) are ranked No. 7 in the FCS Coaches Poll and second in the Coastal Athletic Association at 7-1 behind Rhode Island. Villanova's lone league loss came at Monmouth. The Wildcats have won 22 straight home games dating to the 2022 season, the longest active streak in the FCS and longest in school history. Sacred Heart (8-4) played an independent schedule this season and will play in the CAA next year.

Mace's touchdowns - 80- and 18-yard runs plus a 10-yard reception from Pat McQuaide - all came in the first half, and the Wildcats took a 21-3 lead to the break. Mace finished with 165 yards rushing on nine carries plus 21 yards receiving. McQuaide was 17 of 29 for 216 yards passing and two scores. Chris Colby had 112 yards receiving on five catches, including a 57-yarder. Jack Snyder was 28 of 35 for 286 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception. Payton Rhoades had 113 yards receiving, and Jason Palmieri had 95 on 10 catches, including the Pioneers' lone touchdown. - AP College Football

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11/19/25 - Shane Hartzell, rSr/2026, Villanova, 5-11, 230 (DS#58 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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11/19/25 - Jabriel Mace, So/2028, Villanova, 5-09, 175 (DS#50 RB) + More +

WEEK 11 CAA FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ja'briel Mace, So., RB, Villanova (Somers Point, N.J./Mainland),...Mace rushed for a program-record 291 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries (10.4 ypc) in Villanova's 28-10 win at Towson. The 291 yards were the 2nd-most by an FCS player this season and the most by a CAA back since 2022. Mace, who entered the game with 359 career rush yards, had TD runs of 82, 39, 22 and 8 yards to help VU extend its winning streak to six. - CAA Football

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11/18/25 - Jabriel Mace, So/2028, Villanova, 5-09, 175 (DS#50 RB) + More +

WEEK 11 FCS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ja'briel Mace, Villanova, RB, R-So., 5-9, 175,...Mace eclipsed the legendary Brian Westbrook's school record for rushing yards in a game with 291 and scored all four Villanova touchdowns in the Wildcats' 28-10 win at Towson. He entered the CAA Football game with 359 rushing yards in 26 career games, but carried the ball 28 times and scored from 8, 39, 82 and 22 yards out. His rushing total and all-purpose yards (315, adding in a 24-yard kickoff return) were the second most in an FCS game this season. Honorable Mention: Beau Brungard, QB, Youngstown State; Taron Dickens, QB, Western Carolina; Joshua Dye, RB, Southern Utah; Kente Edwards, RB, Lafayette; Devin Farrell, QB, Rhode Island; Elijah Howard, RB, Central Connecticut State; L.J. Phillips Jr., RB, South Dakota; Josh Pitsenberger, RB, Yale; Ryan Upp, WR, Morehead State. - Stats Perform FCS Football

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11/15/25 - Pat McQuaide, rSr/2026, Villanova, 6-0, 205 (DS#83 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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11/08/25 - Jabriel Mace, So/2028, Villanova, 5-09, 175 (DS#50 RB) + More +

Ja'briel Mace rushed for a school-record 291 yards and four touchdowns and Villanova beat Towson 28-10 on Saturday for the Wildcats' sixth straight win. Mace broke Brian Westbrook's record of 287 against Hofstra in 2001. Mace became the first Wildcat to rush for over 200 yards since 2013. His effort was the ninth 200-yard rushing game in school history.

Mace scored on 8-yard run in the first half that ended in a 7-7 tie. He ran for a 39-yard touchdown early in the third then added 82- and 22-yard scores in the final minutes of the game to finish off the win for the Wildcats (7-2, 6-1 Coastal Athletic Association), who are ranked eighth in the FCS coaches' poll. Mace's 291 yards came on 28 carries and made up the majority of Villanova's 472 yards offense and eclipsed the 287 the Tigers (4-6, 2-4) collected. Pat McQuaide thew for 120 yards. Andrew Indorf threw for 156 yards and ran for 38 more for Towson. - AP College Football

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10/25/25 - Pat McQuaide, rSr/2026, Villanova, 6-0, 205 (DS#83 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#83 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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10/14/25 - Jabriel Mace, So/2028, Villanova, 5-09, 175 (DS#50 RB) + More +

WEEK 7 CAA FOOTBALL CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ja'briel Mace, So., KR/RB, Villanova (Somers Point, N.J./Mainland Regional),...Mace's 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 5:10 to go proved to the game-winner as Villanova earned a 29-21 win at Elon. After the Wildcats fell behind by one, he changed the momentum with his second KOR for a TD in three weeks. Mace is the first VU player since 2010 to have two KOR's for TD's in a season. - CAA Football

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10/11/25 - Jabriel Mace, So/2028, Villanova, 5-09, 175 (DS#50 RB) + More +

Ja'briel Mace scored on a 97-yard kickoff return with about five minutes left to help Villanova pull away and beat Elon 29-21 on Saturday. TJ Thomas Jr.'s short touchdown run gave Elon a 21-20 lead with 5:25 to play before Mace scored on the ensuing kickoff. Villanova's Jack Barnum added a 32-yard field goal with 1:03 remaining to end the scoring. Landen Clark drove the Phoenix to the Villanova 16 before throwing an interception to Jamie Tyson in the end zone on the final play.

Pat McQuaide completed 23 of 31 passes for 255 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Luke Colella to lead Villanova (4-2, 3-1 Coastal Athletic Association). Colella finished with 10 receptions for 125 yards. Clark was 14-for-21 passing for 220 yards and added 32 yards rushing and a touchdown for Elon (4-3, 2-1). Thomas had 49 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 11 carries. - AP College Football

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09/30/25 - Shane Hartzell, rSr/2026, Villanova, 5-11, 230 (DS#58 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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