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1942 Villanova

4–⁠4, coached by Clipper Smith.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1942, game by game: lost vs. Manhattan Beach Coast Guard 13–20; won vs. Florida 13–3; lost at Auburn 6–14; won vs. Manhattan 32–0; won vs. Iowa State 32–7; lost at Detroit Mercy 0–9; lost vs. Duquesne 0–6; won at Temple 20–7+32−9Lost 13–20 vs. Manhattan Beach Coast Guard-7Manhattan Beach…Won 13–3 vs. Florida+10FloridaLost 6–14 at Auburn-8AuburnWon 32–0 vs. Manhattan+32ManhattanWon 32–7 vs. Iowa State+25Iowa StateLost 0–9 at Detroit Mercy-9Detroit MercyLost 0–6 vs. Duquesne-6DuquesneWon 20–7 at Temple+13Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 10vsManhattan Beach Coast GuardL 13–⁠2089%
Oct 17vsFloridaW 13–⁠354%
Oct 23atAuburnL 6–⁠1436%
Nov 1vsManhattanW 32–⁠058%
Nov 6vsIowa StateW 32–⁠771%
Nov 14atDetroit MercyL 0–⁠931%
Nov 22vsDuquesneL 0–⁠643%
Nov 28atTempleW 20–⁠746%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Temple 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
116–⁠66
Coach
Clipper Smith
Elo
1508 +8 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.9 No. 37 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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