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1951 Villanova

5–⁠3, coached by Art Raimo.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1951, game by game: won at Army 21–7; won vs. Penn State 20–14; won at Alabama 41–18; lost at Kentucky 13–35; won at Houston 33–27; won vs. Detroit Mercy 26–7; lost at Boston College 13–20; lost at LSU 7–45+23−38Won 21–7 at Army+14ArmyWon 20–14 vs. Penn State+6Penn StateWon 41–18 at Alabama+23AlabamaLost 13–35 at Kentucky-22KentuckyWon 33–27 at Houston+6HoustonWon 26–7 vs. Detroit Mercy+19Detroit MercyLost 13–20 at Boston College-7Boston CollegeLost 7–45 at LSU-38LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atArmyW 21–⁠727%
Oct 6vsPenn StateW 20–⁠1456%
Oct 12atAlabamaW 41–⁠1845%
Oct 20atKentuckyL 13–⁠3543%
Oct 27atHoustonW 33–⁠2765%
Nov 10vsDetroit MercyW 26–⁠782%
Nov 17atBoston CollegeL 13–⁠2081%
Nov 24atLSUL 7–⁠4550%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 45–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 12
Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
174–⁠173
Coach
Art Raimo
Elo
1553 +17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.2 No. 51 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Domenic Liotta and Joseph Rilo