On Saturday, Oct. 11, Villanova football (3-2, 2-1 Coastal Athletic Association) will travel to North Carolina to face Elon (4-2, 2-0 CAA). Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed on FloCollege.

Elon is currently ranked first in the CAA, while Villanova sits in the number four spot. The Wildcats are coming off back-to-back wins over William & Mary and New Hampshire, and will be looking to continue the streak. Villanova’s 37-7 victory over New Hampshire last Saturday was its largest victory margin of the season yet.

Sophomore running back Ja’Briel Mace was the star of the show last weekend, with three touchdowns on all three of his touches, including a 31 yard run. Graduate wide receiver Luke Colella also had a dominant performance, catching nine passes for a career-high of 139 yards.

Villanova showed up on the defensive end, as graduate defensive tackle Obinna Nwobodo and redshirt freshman defensive end Ugo Nwotite combined for three sacks for a total loss of 22 yards. The defense gave up just one touchdown and 207 yards total to New Hampshire.

Elon is currently undefeated in conference play. The Phoenix’s two losses are to Duke and Eastern Tennessee State University. 

Last weekend, the Phoenix traveled to Towson, where they defeated the Tigers, 17-3, for their first CAA road game. Elon had three rushers surpass 50 yards, with junior running back Jimmyll Williams leading with 90 rushing yards. 

Villanova is 3-1 all-time against Elon. The last time the two teams faced each other was in October 2023, in which Villanova shut Elon out in a 21-0 victory. All of Villanova’s wins over Elon have been blowouts, with its largest margin of victory being 35-0 back in November 2021. 

Villanova will be looking to continue its win streak and move up in the CAA rankings. This will also be the end of the Wildcats’ long stretch of road games, as they have played four in the last five weeks.