Carlisle vs. Villanova
Carlisle and Villanova first met in 1905 and have played 7 times; Carlisle leads the series 7–0. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Carlisle 7–0, and Carlisle has won the last 7. Share
- Carlisle wins
- 7
- Villanova wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1905
- Longest streak
- 7 Carlisle
- Current streak
- 7 Carlisle
- Last 10 meetings
- Carlisle 7–0
- Most recent
- 1912
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 20.1 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Carlisle
- 7–0 Carlisle’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 7
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Carlisle’s biggest win1912: Carlisle 65, Villanova 0by 65 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Carlisle | Series | Villanova |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907–1910 | Pop Warner | 4–0 | Fred Crolius |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Carlisle’s side (Warner 4–0 against Crolius). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
From the newspapers

1907 · The Washington herald, Sep 29, 1907

1908 · The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., Sep 27, 1908

1910 · The Washington herald, District of Columbia, Sep 25, 1910
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
| Oct 2, 1912 | Carlisle 65, Villanova 0 | at Carlisle | ||
| Sep 24, 1910 | Carlisle 6, Villanova 0 | at Carlisle | ||
| Sep 25, 1909 | Carlisle 9, Villanova 0 | at Carlisle | ||
| Sep 26, 1908 | Carlisle 10, Villanova 0 | at Carlisle | ||
| Sep 28, 1907 | Carlisle 10, Villanova 0 | at Carlisle | ||
| Sep 22, 1906 | Carlisle 6, Villanova 0 | at Carlisle | ||
| Sep 30, 1905 | Carlisle 35, Villanova 0 | at Carlisle |
Every game is listed as played on the field.