1946 Villanova

6–⁠4, coached by Jordan Olivar.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1946, game by game: won vs. Merchant Marine 40–6; lost at Army 0–35; lost at Navy 0–7; won vs. Marquette 26–13; won at Holy Cross 14–13; won vs. Georgetown 19–2; lost at Boston College 12–14; lost vs. Miami 21–26; won at Detroit Mercy 23–6; won at Florida 27–20+34−35Won 40–6 vs. Merchant Marine+34Merchant MarineLost 0–35 at Army-35ArmyLost 0–7 at Navy-7NavyWon 26–13 vs. Marquette+13MarquetteWon 14–13 at Holy Cross+1Holy CrossWon 19–2 vs. Georgetown+17GeorgetownLost 12–14 at Boston College-2Boston CollegeLost 21–26 vs. Miami-5MiamiWon 23–6 at Detroit Mercy+17Detroit MercyWon 27–20 at Florida+7Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 27–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 16th-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 1946.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
182–⁠142
Coach
Jordan Olivar
Elo
1553 +67 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.8 No. 43 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William Sullivan