Category: Villanova Wildcats
Walter Camp Football Foundation Names 2008 FCS All-America Team
NEW HAVEN, CT – Two wide receivers headline the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2008 Football Championship Subdivision All-America team. The team was selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the Football Championship Subdivision… more »
Szczur Runs, Throws for TDs, But Villanova Loses
HARRISONBURG, Va. - Wide receiver Matt Szczur's first career touchdown pass came at a good time, giving Villanova its first lead Saturday in the fourth quarter of a playoff game against top-seeded James Madison.
But it wasn't enough.
Szczur earlie… more »
Landers Scores Game-Winner To Send JMU To Semis
HARRISONBURG - Scoring the game-winning touchdown wasn't the hardest thing for James Madison quarterback Rodney Landers to do late in Saturday's win over Villanova. It was not scoring on the play before.
Landers intentionally went down on a first-and… more »
James Madison comeback sinks Villanova again
Landers threw for three touchdowns and ran for the go-ahead score with 1:38 to play Saturday as top-seeded James Madison rallied to beat Villanova 31-27 in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals in Harrisonburg, Va.
The Dukes (12-1) trai… more »
Rematches abound in FCS quarters
When the Montana Grizzlies meet the Weber State Wildcats Saturday afternoon in Missoula in a repeat clash of Big Sky Conference rivals, it won't be the only rematch in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
The top-seede… more »
Szczur a Versatile Threat for Villanova
After scoring a touchdown on a kickoff return, a run from scrimmage and a pass reception in Saturday's 55-28 first-round playoff win over Colgate, Villanova's Matt Szczur was asked what it is that he actually does best on a football field.
He paused… more »
Bridgeforth Stadium is a Tough Place to Play
HARRISONBURG - All week long, a photograph has circulated around James Madison's football offices and locker room. It shows a group of JMU players exiting the field at Villanova after the Dukes stunned the Wildcats 23-19 on a last-play Hail Mary on Oct.… more »
"Junkyard Dog" Chris Whitney Providing Grit for Villanova
At 6-foot-3, 230 pounds, Chris Whitney has good size to play quarterback, which he does for Villanova University. Those numbers aren't quite big enough to make him an offensive lineman, but that doesn't stop him from trying.
“He has really brought a… more »
JMU's Linebackers Learn To Cope
HARRISONBURG - The smile on his face and the length of his answers spoke volumes about how far Vidal Nelson has come this season.
It wasn't that long ago, eight weeks to be exact, that Nelson was forced into the James Madison football team's starting… more »
Villanova Earns Rematch with James Madison in FCS Second Round
Villanova has now played 10 NCAA Division I-AA (FCS) playoff games. On Saturday, the sixth-ranked Wildcats (10-2) defeated visiting Colgate (9-3), 55-28. It was easier than the score suggests.
This was the fifth time Andy Talley's team played on the… more »
For JMU's QB Landers, It's All In The Wrists
HARRISONBURG - Before each football game, Rodney Landers takes a purple marker and writes "757" on white tape. On another piece of tape, he scrawls "take over." Then, he wraps the two homemade fashion accessories around his wrists.
But that's not all… more »
All Hail Those Colgate Raiders . . . And, of Course, Their Coach, Dick Biddle, Too
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Well, the Colgate Raiders' trip to Philadelphia for the first round of the Division I-AA tournament didn't exactly work out as planned on Saturday afternoon. Not when you consider that they fell behind sixth-ranked Villanova 48-7 befor… more »
Villanova Runs Wild over Colgate, 55-28
Matt Szczur accepted hugs and high fives from his jubilant Villanova teammates for returning the opening kickoff of yesterday's Football Championship Subdivision playoff game for a touchdown, but the cries of joy were muted as soon as they looked back u… more »
Villanova Puts a Pasting on Colgate
RADNOR — In two short years, sophomore Matt Szczur has become Villanova’s Mr. Everything.
Need a wide receiver? Send Szczur (pronounced Caesar) out to the flank.
Going to run the Wildcat formation? Szczur is your man to be the Single Wing-style qu… more »
Quick Playoff Exit for Colgate
Villanova strikes early, often en route to blowout win in FCS playoff opener.
Villanova, Pa. - Colgate won seven of its nine regular season games in the final quarter in a variety of ways. The Raiders defeated Coastal Carolina on the final play, oust… more »