2012 Villanova Wildcats football team

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Ranking
Sports Network	No. 14
FCS Coaches	No. 18

2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Old Dominion ^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 18 Richmond +		6	–	2					8	–	3
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 15 Villanova +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Towson +		6	–	2					7	–	4
No. 19 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware		2	–	6					5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		0	–	8					0	–	11
Georgia State		0	–	0					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 28th-year head coach Andy Talley and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in CAA play. Due to Old Dominion (7–1 in CAA play) being ineligible for the CAA title, the Wildcats finished in a four-way tie for the CAA championship. They received the CAA's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Stony Brook.

Schedule

August 317:00 PMat Temple*

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)

ESPN3L 10–41 32,709 September 86:00 PMFordham*

• Villanova Stadium
• Villanova, PA

W 28–13 3,717 September 153:30 PMRhode Island

• Villanova Stadium
• Villanova, PA

CSNW 31–10 10,513 September 223:30 PMat Penn*

• Franklin Field
• Philadelphia, PA

CSNPAW 24–8 13,803 September 293:30 PMat Maine

• Alfond Stadium
• Orono, ME

W 35–14 3,472 October 66:00 PMRichmond

• Villanova Stadium
• Villanova, PA

L 17–28 7,117 October 133:30 PMat No. 3 Old Dominion

• Foreman Field
• Norfolk, VA

W 38–14 20,068 October 203:30 PMat Georgia StateNo. 24

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA

W 49–24 12,136 October 273:30 PMNo. 23 TowsonNo. 19

• Villanova Stadium
• Villanova, PA

CSNL 35–49 7,757 November 101:00 PMNo. 9 James MadisonNo. 21

• Villanova Stadium
• Villanova, PA

W 35–20 6,617 November 173:30 PMat DelawareNo. 16

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE (Battle of the Blue)

W 41–10 19,523 November 243:00 PMat No. 10 Stony Brook*No. 14

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY (FCS Playoffs First Round)

ESPN3L 10–20 4,905

• Source: Schedule