The 2017 Villanova Wildcats football team represented

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in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.

Schedule

Game summaries

At Lehigh

At Temple

Lafayette

At Albany

At Towson

Maine

At James Madison

Elon

Richmond

At Rhode Island

Delaware

Ranking movements

References

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