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1937 Villanova

8–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Clipper Smith, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1937, game by game: won vs. Pennsylvania Military 42–0; tied at Auburn 0–0; won at Manhattan 20–0; won vs. Bucknell 21–0; won at No. 18 Detroit Mercy 7–0; won vs. Marquette 25–7; won at Boston University 12–0; won at Temple 33–0; won at Loyola Marymount 25–0+42Won 42–0 vs. Pennsylvania Military+42Pennsylvania Mi…Tied 0–0 at Auburn0AuburnWon 20–0 at Manhattan+20ManhattanWon 21–0 vs. Bucknell+21BucknellWon 7–0 at No. 18 Detroit Mercy+7No. 18 Detroit MercyWon 25–7 vs. Marquette+18MarquetteWon 12–0 at Boston University+12Boston Universi…Won 33–0 at Temple+33TempleWon 25–0 at Loyola Marymount+25Loyola Marymount
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsPennsylvania MilitaryW 42–⁠092%
Oct 9atAuburnT 0–⁠040%
Oct 16atManhattanW 20–⁠066%
Oct 23vsBucknellW 21–⁠075%
Oct 30at18Detroit MercyW 7–⁠039%
Nov 6vsMarquetteW 25–⁠775%
Nov 13atBoston UniversityW 12–⁠088%
Nov 20atTempleW 33–⁠055%
Nov 27atLoyola MarymountW 25–⁠075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Loyola Marymount 25–⁠0; No. 6 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 16
  2. Wk 3: 13
  3. Wk 4: 9
  4. Wk 5: 10
  5. Wk 6: 7
  6. Final: 6

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 1937.

Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
185–⁠7
Coach
Clipper Smith
Elo
1688 +131 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
21.3 No. 2 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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