Northeastern vs. Villanova

Northeastern and Villanova first met in 2003 and have played 5 times; Villanova leads the series 4–⁠1. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Villanova 4–⁠1, and Villanova has won the last 3.

Northeastern wins
1
Villanova wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
2003
Longest streak
3 Villanova
Current streak
3 Villanova
Last 10 meetings
Villanova 4–⁠1
Most recent
2009

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s1–⁠4
Average margin
19.6 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Villanova
3–⁠0 Villanova’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠1 Northeastern first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Northeastern’s biggest win2004: Northeastern 34, Villanova 30by 4 points
  2. Villanova’s biggest win2009: Villanova 56, Northeastern 7by 49 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northeastern and Villanova, 2003 on1300150017002005

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

Sep 26, 2009Villanova 56, Northeastern 7at Villanova
Nov 1, 2008Villanova 20, Northeastern 14Neutral site
Sep 17, 2005Villanova 38, Northeastern 20at Villanova
Oct 9, 2004Northeastern 34, Villanova 30Neutral site
Sep 27, 2003Villanova 28, Northeastern 7at Villanova

Every game is listed as played on the field.