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1953 Villanova

4–⁠6, coached by Art Raimo.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1953, game by game: lost vs. Georgia 19–32; lost at No. 11 Texas 12–41; lost at Wake Forest 12–18; won at Boston College 15–7; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 0–27; lost at No. 16 Kentucky 0–19; won vs. Xavier 21–14; lost at Boston University 19–31; won vs. Syracuse 14–13; won at Fordham 20–13+8−29Lost 19–32 vs. Georgia-13GeorgiaLost 12–41 at No. 11 Texas-29No. 11 TexasLost 12–18 at Wake Forest-6Wake ForestWon 15–7 at Boston College+8Boston CollegeLost 0–27 vs. Detroit Mercy-27Detroit MercyLost 0–19 at No. 16 Kentucky-19No. 16 KentuckyWon 21–14 vs. Xavier+7XavierLost 19–31 at Boston University-12Boston Universi…Won 14–13 vs. Syracuse+1SyracuseWon 20–13 at Fordham+7Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsGeorgiaL 19–⁠3264%
Sep 26at11TexasL 12–⁠4134%
Oct 3atWake ForestL 12–⁠1844%
Oct 11atBoston CollegeW 15–⁠758%
Oct 17vsDetroit MercyL 0–⁠2774%
Oct 24at16KentuckyL 0–⁠1928%
Oct 31vsXavierW 21–⁠1485%
Nov 14atBoston UniversityL 19–⁠3147%
Nov 21vsSyracuseW 14–⁠1333%
Nov 28atFordhamW 20–⁠1337%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fordham 20–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
132–⁠215
Coach
Art Raimo
Elo
1484 −106 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.9 No. 69 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joseph Faragelli

Drafted in 1954

The 1954 draft
Rd 7Ralph Cecere BChicago Bears