The 2012 Villanova Wildcats football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by 28th-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They are a member of the

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(CAA). They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in CAA play. Due to

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(7–1 in CAA play) being ineligible for the CAA title, the Wildcats finished in a four-way tie for the CAA championship. They received the CAA's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Stony Brook.

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