Pope Francis will be visiting the Philadelphia area in September for the World Meeting of Families and will be bringing an estimated 1.5 million visitors to the metro area with him.

In an effort to reduce traffic, the football game between Villanova and Penn will be moved from Saturday, September 26th to Thursday night, the 24th. Kickoff from Villanova Stadium has been set for 7pm ET.

Villanova Football's 2015 campaign will open on the road on the Thursday before the Labor Day weekend when the Wildcats travel to Connecticut to face the Huskies.

2015 Villanova Football Schedule- updated