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1954 Villanova

1–⁠9, coached by Frank Reagan.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1954, game by game: lost at Syracuse 6–28; lost vs. No. 8 Ole Miss 0–52; lost at Florida State 13–52; lost at Detroit Mercy 0–20; lost vs. Houston 7–28; lost at Kentucky 3–28; lost at Boston University 6–28; lost vs. Southern Miss 0–27; lost at Vanderbilt 19–34; won at Fordham 41–0+41−52Lost 6–28 at Syracuse-22SyracuseLost 0–52 vs. No. 8 Ole Miss-52No. 8 Ole MissLost 13–52 at Florida State-39Florida StateLost 0–20 at Detroit Mercy-20Detroit MercyLost 7–28 vs. Houston-21HoustonLost 3–28 at Kentucky-25KentuckyLost 6–28 at Boston University-22Boston Universi…Lost 0–27 vs. Southern Miss-27Southern MissLost 19–34 at Vanderbilt-15VanderbiltWon 41–0 at Fordham+41Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atSyracuseL 6–⁠2831%
Oct 2vs8Ole MissL 0–⁠5235%
Oct 9atFlorida StateL 13–⁠5254%
Oct 15atDetroit MercyL 0–⁠2041%
Oct 22vsHoustonL 7–⁠2832%
Oct 30atKentuckyL 3–⁠2817%
Nov 6atBoston UniversityL 6–⁠2816%
Nov 13vsSouthern MissL 0–⁠2766%
Nov 20atVanderbiltL 19–⁠3433%
Nov 27atFordhamW 41–⁠028%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
95–⁠297
Coach
Frank Reagan
Elo
1338 −152 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−16.4 No. 100 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Michael Maycock