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1945 Villanova

4–⁠4, coached by Jordan Olivar.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1945, game by game: won at Bucknell 19–7; lost at Navy 0–49; won vs. Marquette 6–0; lost at No. 12 Holy Cross 7–26; won vs. Detroit Mercy 14–0; lost at Tennessee 2–33; lost at No. 1 Army 0–54; won vs. Boston College 41–0+41−54Won 19–7 at Bucknell+12BucknellLost 0–49 at Navy-49NavyWon 6–0 vs. Marquette+6MarquetteLost 7–26 at No. 12 Holy Cross-19No. 12 Holy CrossWon 14–0 vs. Detroit Mercy+14Detroit MercyLost 2–33 at Tennessee-31TennesseeLost 0–54 at No. 1 Army-54No. 1 ArmyWon 41–0 vs. Boston College+41Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atBucknellW 19–⁠732%
Sep 29atNavyL 0–⁠4921%
Oct 6vsMarquetteW 6–⁠057%
Oct 13at12Holy CrossL 7–⁠2627%
Oct 21vsDetroit MercyW 14–⁠051%
Oct 27atTennesseeL 2–⁠3324%
Nov 3at1ArmyL 0–⁠5412%
Nov 10vsBoston CollegeW 41–⁠061%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 41–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
89–⁠169
Coach
Jordan Olivar
Elo
1479 +55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.2 No. 40 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles Wede