1941 Villanova

4–⁠4, coached by Clipper Smith.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1941, game by game: won vs. Centre 38–3; won at Florida 6–0; won vs. Baylor 14–6; lost at Manhattan 6–9; lost at No. 16 Duquesne 0–7; lost at Temple 13–14; won vs. Detroit Mercy 7–6; lost vs. Auburn 0–13+35−13Won 38–3 vs. Centre+35CentreWon 6–0 at Florida+6FloridaWon 14–6 vs. Baylor+8BaylorLost 6–9 at Manhattan-3ManhattanLost 0–7 at No. 16 Duquesne-7No. 16 DuquesneLost 13–14 at Temple-1TempleWon 7–6 vs. Detroit Mercy+1Detroit MercyLost 0–13 vs. Auburn-13Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsCentreW 38–⁠390%
Oct 11atFloridaW 6–⁠049%
Oct 18vsBaylorW 14–⁠651%
Oct 25atManhattanL 6–⁠959%
Nov 1at16DuquesneL 0–⁠730%
Nov 8atTempleL 13–⁠1439%
Nov 16vsDetroit MercyW 7–⁠649%
Nov 22vsAuburnL 0–⁠1369%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 19
Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
84–⁠58
Coach
Clipper Smith
Elo
1500 −18 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.5 No. 46 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Edward Korisky