Temple vs. Villanova

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

1. Temple’s biggest win1975: Temple 41, Villanova 3by 38 points
2. Villanova’s biggest win1937: Villanova 33, Temple 0by 33 points
3. Upset2018: Villanova 19, Temple 17Villanova had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1935: Villanova 21, Temple 14Villanova had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1932: Villanova 7, Temple 0Villanova had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Temple’s side (Miller 1–⁠2 against Stuhldreher). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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  1938 · The Daily Alaska empire, Juneau, Alaska, Nov 14, 1938

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  1939 · The Daily Alaska empire, Nov 18, 1939

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  1941 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 10, 1941

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 is listed as played on the field.

• Temple vs. Penn State46 meetings, Temple 4–⁠41–⁠1
• Temple vs. Rutgers39 meetings, Temple 16–⁠23
• Temple vs. Boston College39 meetings, Temple 7–⁠30–⁠2
• Temple vs. Syracuse37 meetings, Temple 10–⁠26–⁠1
• Villanova vs. Boston College42 meetings, Villanova 14–⁠27–⁠1
• Villanova vs. Delaware40 meetings, Villanova 26–⁠13–⁠1
• Villanova vs. Detroit Mercy32 meetings, Villanova 18–⁠12–⁠2
• Villanova vs. William & Mary24 meetings, Villanova 11–⁠13