They were led by third-year head coach Mark Ferrante and played their home games at Villanova Stadium.

They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Southeastern Louisiana.

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Wildcats were predicted to finish in ninth place.

[1] The Wildcats did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

[1] [2] The Wildcats were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Southeastern Louisiana.