Auburn vs. Villanova

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Auburn’s biggest win1941: Auburn 13, Villanova 0by 13 points
2. Villanova’s biggest win1938: Villanova 25, Auburn 12by 13 points
3. Upset1941: Auburn 13, Villanova 0Auburn had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Auburn’s side (Meagher 4–⁠1–⁠2 against Smith). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

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  1936 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Jan 2, 1937

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  1938 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Nov 7, 1938

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  1940 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Dec 9, 1940

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  1941 · Evening star, Nov 23, 1941

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  1942 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 24, 1942

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Auburn vs. Georgia123 meetings, Auburn 53–⁠64–⁠6
• Auburn vs. Mississippi State97 meetings, Auburn 63–⁠31–⁠3
• Auburn vs. Georgia Tech86 meetings, Auburn 42–⁠41–⁠3
• Auburn vs. Florida86 meetings, Auburn 44–⁠40–⁠2
• Villanova vs. Boston College42 meetings, Villanova 14–⁠27–⁠1
• Villanova vs. Delaware40 meetings, Villanova 26–⁠13–⁠1
• Villanova vs. Detroit Mercy32 meetings, Villanova 18–⁠12–⁠2
• Villanova vs. Temple32 meetings, Villanova 15–⁠16–⁠1