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Box 910399 lexington, KY 40591 (859) 514-0533 www.provationsgroup.com Contents 2023 Schedule.................................... 4 Gameday notes................................... 6 Gameday Statistics comparisons................... 8 villanova Roster.................................. 10 colgate Roster.................................... 12 Today’s Game Depth chart........................14 mark Ferrante, Head coach ........................ 16 assistant coaches................................. 21 Support Staff .................................... 27 meet The wildcats ............................... 28 Entering Her 29th Season, it’s all about Family for milhous ................. 34 To our Fans...................................... 36 villanova Stadium ................................ 37 colonial athletic association...................... 39 walter Payton award winners...................... 41 Burton Brings Toughness to cats’ Frontcourt.......44 Honors and awards .............................. 45 First Team all-americans .......................... 51 wildcats in The Pros.............................. 53 milestones in villanova History..................... 55 Retired Jerseys................................... 58 Yearly Statistical leaders.......................... 62 championship Teams............................. 65 on The air....................................... 66 Features 6 The Colgate Game The wildcats host the Raiders in the first home game of the season 34 It’s All About Family for milhous Field hockey coach enters her 29th season 44 Burton Brings Toughness to Cats’ Frontcourt meet basketball newcomer Tyler Burton4 www.villanova.com 2023 ScHEDulE 2023 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL GAmEdAy 2023 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT RECAP Sept. 2 at lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. w, 38-10 Sept. 9 colgate villanova, Pa. 6:00 p.m. Sept. 16 at ucF orlando, Fla. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 Rhode island* villanova, Pa. 2:00 p.m. Sept. 30 at ualbany* albany, n.Y. 3:30 p.m. oct. 7 at north carolina a&T* Greensboro, n.c. 4:00 p.m. oct. 14 Elon* villanova, Pa. 1:00 p.m. oct. 28 Stony Brook* villanova, Pa. 2:00 p.m. nov. 4 at new Hampshire* Durham, n.H. 1:00 p.m. nov. 11 Towson* villanova, Pa. 1:00 p.m. nov. 18 at Delaware* newark, Del. 1:00 p.m. all home games are played at villanova Stadium. *caa • all games times are EST and subject to change. OVERALL: 5-5 / CAA: 3-4 /VUFootball@NovaFootball6 www.villanova.com GamEDaY noTES 2023 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL GAmEdAy COLGATE HISTORY: villanova and colgate will be meeting for the first time since the opening game of the 2019 season. The wildcats lead the all-time series by a 5-1 count. colgate’s lone win in the series came in 1978 by a score of 20-14. PATRIOT LEAGUE SUCCESS: colgate will be villanova’s second straight Patriot league opponent. Since becoming a FcS program in 1985, the wildcats are 40-4 against the teams that currently make-up the Patriot league. That record includes 16 consecutive wins against the league since a 2013 loss to Fordham. villanova earned a 38-10 win at lehigh last Saturday. FERRANTE STARTS FAST: last week’s win over lehigh was the seventh straight season opening win for head coach mark Ferrante and the wildcats. Ferrante has never lost a season opener as the villanova head coach. GROUND GAME: villanova had two running backs eclipse the 100-yard rushing mark in last week’s win over lehigh. Jalen Jackson tallied eight carries for 144 yards and two touchdowns, while Deewil Barlee had 10 rushes for 103 yards and a score. This is the 27th time that villanova had two players rush for 100 yards or more. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Grad student running back Jalen Jackson became the first wildcat since 1947 to rush for over 140 yards on eight or fewer carries. The last villanova back to accomplish this feat was Robert Polidor who had six carries for 143 yards during the 1947 season. LOOKING AHEAD: villanova will play its final non conference game of the year next Saturday when the wildcats travel to orlando to take on the ucF Knights of the Big 12 conference. This is the first time that villanova has played a Big 12 opponent since becoming a FcS program in 1985. villanova is 4-21 all-time against FBS opponents. EXPERIENCED PERFORMERS: villanova has 19 players on its roster who are graduate students in their fifth or sixth years of eligibility. all 19 appear on the wildcat depth chart, including 12 who are starters. HOME SWEET HOME: villanova will open the home portion of its schedule on Saturday night against the colgate Red Raiders. after going 4-1 in games played at villanova Stadium last year, the wildcats are 257-112-5 (.694) in 92 years of playing football at the stadium. Jalen Jackson Gameday Notes VILLANOVA VS. COLGATE September 9 at Villanova Stadium 1-0, 0-0 CAA0-1, 0-0 Patriot DeeWil BarleeWWW.FOLEYINC.COM WE CREATE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES THAT CREATE CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE. Serving all of New Jersey, Staten Island, New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, and New Castle County, Delaware Whether you are looking to buy new or used, rent equipment, or have your existing fleet serviced, Foley, Incorporated has what you are looking for. 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SERVICE HERE.8 www.villanova.com GamEDaY STaTiSTicS comPaRiSonS 2023 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL GAmEdAy Gameday Statistics Comparisons 2023 VILLANOVA STATS LEAdERS Rushing Att Net Avg TD Long AVG/G Jalen Jackson 8 144 18.0 2 66 144.0 Deewil Barlee 11 102 9.3 1 33 102.0 TD ayo-Durojaiye 5 38 7.6 0 13 38.0 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Avg/G connor watkins 13-23-1 56.5 119 2 119.0 James mott 2-3-0 66.7 9 0 9.0 Receiving No. Yds Avg TD Long AVG/G Rayjuon Pringle 3 40 13.3 2 28 40.0 Jaylan Sanchez 2 25 12.5 0 20 25.0 TD ayo-Durojaiye 2 22 11.0 0 16 22.0 Defense UA A Tot TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds Shane Hartzell 7 0 7.0 0-0 0-0 Devon marshall 6 0 6.0 1.0-3 0-0 Tyrell mims 3 2 5.0 0-0 0-0 2023 COLGATE STATS LEAdERS Rushing Att Net Avg TD Long AVG/G Jaedon Henry 10 34 3.4 0 17 34.0 chris Gee 9 25 2.8 0 10 25.0 michael Brescia 8 7 0.9 0 6 7.0 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Avg/G michael Brescia 7-14-2 50.0 29 0 29.0 Zach osborne 3-5-0 60.0 16 0 16.0 Jake Stearney 1-1-0 100.0 7 0 7.0 Receiving No. Yds Avg TD Long AVG/G winston moore 3 19 6.3 0 7 19.0 max Hurleman 2 9 4.5 0 5 9.0 Reed Swanson 1 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 Defense UA A Tot TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds Tyler Flick 5 9 14.0 0-0 0-0 christian Sweeney 2 9 11.0 0.5-1 0-0 Blaine anderson 3 6 9.0 0-0 0-0 QUICK LOOK Here is a quick look at the current team statistics for the Wildcats and the Raiders. TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS 50 28454 RUSHING YARDS PASSING YARDS 12852Independence Blue Cross is a proud partner of Villanova Athletics. Coverage you can count onNext >