1985 Villanova Wildcats football team

1985 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1985 record	5–0
Head coach	Andy Talley (1st year)
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium

The 1985 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.^[1] It was the program's first season since 1980, as the team had been discontinued for four years due to lack of financial resources.^[2] They were led by first-year head coach Andy Talley, and they played a "light"^[2] schedule against five small college teams.^[2] The Wildcats finished the year 5–0.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Iona*	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	W 27–7
October 5	Pace*	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	W 45–0
October 19	at Catholic*	Cardinal Stadium • Washington, D.C.	W 21–7
November 2	Navy JV*	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	W 49–20
November 9	at Fordham*	Coffey Field • The Bronx, New York	W 17–3

References

1 2 "NCAA I-AA/FCS Teams". Villanova Wildcats Program Overview. College Football Data Warehouse. 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
1 2 3 Atkin, Ross (September 19, 1985). "Villanova eases back into varsity football after four-year absence". CSMonitor.com. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

Villanova Wildcats football

Venues	Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Talen Energy Stadium (alternate; 2011–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Delaware) Mayor's Cup (Temple)

Culture & lore	Will D. Cat "V for Villanova"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

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