1936 Villanova

7–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Clipper Smith.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1936, game by game: won vs. Pennsylvania Military 32–7; won vs. Detroit Mercy 13–6; won at Penn State 13–0; won vs. McDaniel 13–0; won vs. Boston University 25–7; lost at Bucknell 0–6; won at South Carolina 14–0; lost at No. 19 Temple 0–6; won at Manhattan 12–0; tied vs. Auburn 7–7+25−6Won 32–7 vs. Pennsylvania Military+25Pennsylvania Mi…Won 13–6 vs. Detroit Mercy+7Detroit MercyWon 13–0 at Penn State+13Penn StateWon 13–0 vs. McDaniel+13McDanielWon 25–7 vs. Boston University+18Boston Universi…Lost 0–6 at Bucknell-6BucknellWon 14–0 at South Carolina+14South CarolinaLost 0–6 at No. 19 Temple-6No. 19 TempleWon 12–0 at Manhattan+12ManhattanTied 7–7 vs. Auburn0Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Auburn 7–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1936.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠39
Coach
Clipper Smith
Elo
1586 +46 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.5 No. 30 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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