Florida vs. Villanova

Florida and Villanova first met in 1940 and have played 4 times; Villanova leads the series 4–⁠0. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Villanova 4–⁠0, and Villanova has won the last 4.

Florida wins
0
Villanova wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1940
Longest streak
4 Villanova
Current streak
4 Villanova
Last 10 meetings
Villanova 4–⁠0
Most recent
1946

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s0–⁠4
Average margin
12.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida
0–⁠2 Florida’s record at home
At Villanova
2–⁠0 Villanova’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Coach against coach

YearsFloridaSeriesVillanova
1940–⁠1942Tom Lieb0–⁠3Clipper Smith

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida’s side (Lieb 0–⁠3 against Smith). 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 and Villanova, 1940 on1300150017001900194019501960197019801990200020102020

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

Nov 16, 1946Villanova 27, Florida 20at Florida
Oct 17, 1942Villanova 13, Florida 3at Villanova
Oct 11, 1941Villanova 6, Florida 0at Florida
Oct 11, 1940Villanova 28, Florida 0at Villanova

Every game is listed as played on the field.