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1950 Villanova

4–⁠5, coached by Jim Leonard.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1950, game by game: won vs. Duquesne 39–28; lost at Miami 12–18; lost at Tulsa 7–27; lost vs. No. 4 Kentucky 7–34; won at Georgetown 20–14; lost at Detroit Mercy 7–18; won at Boston College 29–7; lost at LSU 7–13; won at Saint Mary’s (CA) 13–7+22−27Won 39–28 vs. Duquesne+11DuquesneLost 12–18 at Miami-6MiamiLost 7–27 at Tulsa-20TulsaLost 7–34 vs. No. 4 Kentucky-27No. 4 KentuckyWon 20–14 at Georgetown+6GeorgetownLost 7–18 at Detroit Mercy-11Detroit MercyWon 29–7 at Boston College+22Boston CollegeLost 7–13 at LSU-6LSUWon 13–7 at Saint Mary’s (CA)+6Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsDuquesneW 39–⁠2885%
Oct 6atMiamiL 12–⁠1865%
Oct 14atTulsaL 7–⁠2767%
Oct 21vs4KentuckyL 7–⁠3447%
Oct 28atGeorgetownW 20–⁠1461%
Nov 3atDetroit MercyL 7–⁠1860%
Nov 18atBoston CollegeW 29–⁠768%
Nov 24atLSUL 7–⁠1341%
Dec 2atSaint Mary’s (CA)W 13–⁠770%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Mary’s (CA) 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 14th-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 1950.

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠166
Coach
Jim Leonard
Elo
1554 −97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.2 No. 64 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Raymond Mantone

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 4Pete D’Alonzo BDetroit Lions