Florida State vs. Villanova

Florida State and Villanova have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1954; Florida State leads the series 3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Florida State 3–⁠1.

Florida State wins
3
Villanova wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1954
Longest streak
3 Florida State
Current streak
1 Villanova
Last 10 meetings
Florida State 3–⁠1
Most recent
1957

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s3–⁠1
Average margin
15.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida State
2–⁠0 Florida State’s record at home
At Villanova
1–⁠1 Villanova’s record at home

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

Coach against coach

YearsFlorida StateSeriesVillanova
1954–⁠1957Thomas Nugent3–⁠1Frank Reagan

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida State’s side (Nugent 3–⁠1 against Reagan). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida State and Villanova, 1954 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Oct 5, 1957Villanova 21, Florida State 7at Villanova
Oct 27, 1956Florida State 20, Villanova 13at Villanova
Nov 5, 1955Florida State 16, Villanova 13at Florida State
Oct 9, 1954Florida State 52, Villanova 13at Florida State

Every game is listed as played on the field.