Year: | 2009 |
Team: | Villanova Wildcats |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
Division: | South Division |
Short Conf: | CAA |
Tsnrank: | 1 |
Fcscoachrank: | 1 |
Record: | 14–1 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | Andy Talley |
Hc Year: | 25th |
Off Coach: | Sam Venuto |
Oc Year: | 11th |
Def Coach: | Mark Reardon |
Dc Year: | 5th |
Stadium: | Villanova Stadium |
Champion: | NCAA Division I champion CAA co-champion Lambert Cup winner ECAC Team of the Year |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I Championship Game |
Bowl Result: | W 23–21 vs. Montana |
The 2009 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. They were co-champions of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and advanced to the National Championship game where they defeated Montana, 23–21. It was Villanova's first national championship in football, marking them as the only team to have both an NCAA Division I Football and Men's Basketball championship (the FCS is the only official NCAA Division I Football Championship). They finished with a record of 14–1, 7–1 in CAA play.