RECAP: Villanova Football Gets Back on the Winning Track, Wins 20-16 Over LIU
The Eagles weren’t the only Philadelphia football team that won this weekend in the last two minutes.
After losing the lead to Long Island University with 2:44 left, Villanova completed an 85-yard drive, culminating in a 13-yard Pat McQuaide to Ja’briel Mace score with only 1:08 left.
The win gets Villanova back to .500 after two tough losses in the last three weeks, including a down-to-the-wire loss to William and Mary and a lopsided affair against #16 Louisville, 59–13.
The Wildcats beat Bucknell in week 2, 17–16.
Last year — despite a 2025 FCS semifinal loss to Illinois last December — the team completed one of the deepest runs by Villanova Football in years. Last year’s season ended in the FCS Playoff Semifinals with a 30–14 home loss to #2 Illinois. The Wildcats defeated Harvard and Lehigh in Rounds 1 and 2 respectively. In the quarterfinals, Villanova completed the comeback, winning 26–21 against #4 Tarleton State.
Villanova fought to a 10–3 halftime lead and went into the 4th quarter up 13–6 , including a Ja’briel Mace twenty-yard run for a score. But Long Island University capitalized on a turnover and then scored ten unanswered points to take a 16–13 lead. Villanova got the ball back and drove 61 yards with under three minutes left to win 20–16.
Mace finished the game with 170 yards, including 38 on special teams.
Next up — Colgate visits Villanova Stadium.
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