1929 Villanova

6–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Harry Stuhldreher. The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠2–⁠1, over 10 games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1929, game by game: won vs. Lebanon Valley 32–13; tied at Boston College 7–7; won vs. Loyola (Baltimore) 16–7; won vs. Catholic 12–0; won vs. Duke 58–12; won vs. Oglethorpe 17–7; lost at Bucknell 0–9; won vs. NC State 24–6+46−9Won 32–13 vs. Lebanon Valley+19Lebanon ValleyTied 7–7 at Boston College0Boston CollegeWon 16–7 vs. Loyola (Baltimore)+9Loyola (Baltimo…Won 12–0 vs. Catholic+12CatholicWon 58–12 vs. Duke+46DukeWon 17–7 vs. Oglethorpe+10OglethorpeLost 0–9 at Bucknell-9BucknellWon 24–6 vs. NC State+18NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 24–⁠6.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists two games of Villanova’s 1929 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
Nov 16vsDavis & ElkinsL 6–⁠12Villanova’s article
Nov 30atTempleW 15–⁠0Villanova’s article
Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
166–⁠61
Coach
Harry Stuhldreher
Elo
1510 +47 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
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Captain
Edward Melanson