1985 Villanova Wildcats football team

1985 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–0
Head coach
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Villanova     5 0 0
Worcester State     5 0 0
Union (NY) ^     9 1 0
Millsaps     7 1 1
Salisbury State ^     10 2 0
Albany     9 2 0
Wagner     9 2 0
DePauw     8 2 0
Mercyhurst     8 2 0
Wabash     7 2 1
Canisius     6 2 1
Dayton     7 3 0
Marist     5 3 0
Frostburg State     6 4 0
Stony Brook     6 4 0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham     5 4 0
Georgetown     5 4 0
Ferrum     6 5 0
Norwich     5 5 0
Cortland     4 5 0
Buffalo     4 6 0
Hofstra     4 6 0
San Diego     3 5 0
Duquesne     3 6 0
MacMurray     2 4 0
Saint Peter's     2 5 0
Brooklyn     2 6 0
Buffalo State     2 7 0
Rochester (NY)     2 7 0
Catholic University     2 9 0
Brockport     1 9 1
Colorado College     1 8 0
Saint Francis (PA)     0 9 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1985 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 1985 NCAA Division III football season.[1] It was the program's first season since 1980, as the team had been discontinued for four years due to perceived lack of financial resources to compete at the Major College (now Football Bowl Subdivision) level.[2] They were led by first-year head coach Andy Talley. Villanova played a "light"[2] schedule against four NCAA Division III opponents and the United States Naval Academy JV team.[2] The Wildcats finished the year 5–0.[1]

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