1916 Villanova

0–⁠3, coached by Edward Bennis. The season’s Wikipedia article records 1–⁠8, over nine games to the three on file here.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1916, game by game: lost at Rutgers 0–33; lost at Army 7–69; lost at Navy 7–57+7−62Lost 0–33 at Rutgers-33RutgersLost 7–69 at Army-62ArmyLost 7–57 at Navy-50Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7atRutgersL 0–⁠3341%
Oct 28atArmyL 7–⁠6924%
Nov 18atNavyL 7–⁠5726%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 57–⁠7.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists six games of Villanova’s 1916 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 7atCatholicW 3–⁠0Villanova’s articleOur records have Villanova playing Rutgers on October 7.
Oct 14atLebanon ValleyL 3–⁠13Villanova’s article
Oct 18vsCatholicL 7–⁠21Villanova’s article
Nov 11atGettysburgL 3–⁠27Villanova’s article
Nov 30atFordhamL 7–⁠14Villanova’s article
—vsAmerican Chain CompanyclubL 7–⁠19Villanova’s article
Record
0–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
14–⁠159
Coach
Edward Bennis
Elo
1405 −65 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
F. Leo Lynch