PHILADELPHIA -- Zach Bednarczyk threw for a touchdown and ran for a score, Aaron Forbes ran for two touchdowns and Villanova had 609 total yards in beating Bucknell 49-7 on Saturday night.
The Wildcats (3-1) forced a fumble on the first play of the game, leading to Forbes' 7-yard TD run, and Matt Gudzak scored on a 3-yard run on Villanova's second drive. Villanova needed just 12 offensive plays to score four TDs and led 28-0 at the end of the first quarter on Adeyemi DaSilva's 29-yard run.
Bednarczyk completed 11 of 17 passes for 281 yards, including a 90-yard TD pass to Josh McGrigg (five catches for 187 yards), and the Wildcats led 42-7 at halftime after Bednarczyk scored on a 1-yard run.