Pennsylvania vs. Villanova

Pennsylvania and Villanova have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1905; Villanova leads the series 12–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Villanova 9–⁠1.

Pennsylvania wins
6
Villanova wins
12
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1905
Longest streak
12 Villanova
Current streak
1 Pennsylvania
Last 10 meetings
Villanova 9–⁠1
Most recent
2015

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s4–⁠0
1910s1–⁠0
1980s0–⁠1
2000s0–⁠6
2010s1–⁠5
Average margin
16.3 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Pennsylvania
5–⁠7 Pennsylvania’s record at home
At Villanova
5–⁠1 Villanova’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Pennsylvania’s biggest win1905: Pennsylvania 42, Villanova 0by 42 points
  2. Villanova’s biggest win2014: Villanova 41, Pennsylvania 7by 34 points
  3. Upset2015: Pennsylvania 24, Villanova 13Pennsylvania had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2006: Villanova 27, Pennsylvania 20Villanova had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2004: Villanova 16, Pennsylvania 13Villanova had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Pennsylvania and Villanova, 1905 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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

  • The The Washington herald's story of the 1911 game: EASY FOR PENN. VillanoVa No Match for Quakers and Lose, % to o.

    1911 · The Washington herald, District of Columbia, Oct 15, 1911

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

Sep 24, 2015Pennsylvania 24, Villanova 13at Villanova
Sep 27, 2014Villanova 41, Pennsylvania 7at Pennsylvania
Sep 28, 2013Villanova 35, Pennsylvania 6at Villanova
Sep 22, 2012Villanova 24, Pennsylvania 8at Pennsylvania
Sep 24, 2011Villanova 30, Pennsylvania 21at Villanova
Sep 25, 2010Villanova 22, Pennsylvania 10at Villanova
Sep 19, 2009Villanova 14, Pennsylvania 3at Pennsylvania
Sep 20, 2008Villanova 20, Pennsylvania 14at Pennsylvania
Sep 22, 2007Villanova 34, Pennsylvania 14at Villanova
Sep 23, 2006Villanova 27, Pennsylvania 20at Pennsylvania
Sep 24, 2005Villanova 28, Pennsylvania 24at Villanova
Sep 25, 2004Villanova 16, Pennsylvania 13at Pennsylvania
Nov 8, 1980Villanova 34, Pennsylvania 3at Pennsylvania
Oct 14, 1911Pennsylvania 22, Villanova 0at Pennsylvania
Oct 7, 1908Pennsylvania 11, Villanova 0at Pennsylvania
Oct 2, 1907Pennsylvania 16, Villanova 0at Pennsylvania
Nov 24, 1906Pennsylvania 22, Villanova 12at Pennsylvania
Nov 18, 1905Pennsylvania 42, Villanova 0at Pennsylvania

Every game is listed as played on the field.