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1956 Villanova

5–⁠4, coached by Frank Reagan.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1956, game by game: lost at No. 9 Texas A&M 0–19; won at Detroit Mercy 8–7; won at Dayton 13–0; won at Boston University 27–13; lost vs. Florida State 13–20; lost at Boston College 6–7; won vs. The Citadel 46–0; lost at Houston 13–26; won vs. Iowa State 26–0+46−19Lost 0–19 at No. 9 Texas A&M-19No. 9 Texas A&MWon 8–7 at Detroit Mercy+1Detroit MercyWon 13–0 at Dayton+13DaytonWon 27–13 at Boston University+14Boston Universi…Lost 13–20 vs. Florida State-7Florida StateLost 6–7 at Boston College-1Boston CollegeWon 46–0 vs. The Citadel+46The CitadelLost 13–26 at Houston-13HoustonWon 26–0 vs. Iowa State+26Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22at9Texas A&ML 0–⁠1918%
Sep 30atDetroit MercyW 8–⁠721%
Oct 13atDaytonW 13–⁠065%
Oct 20atBoston UniversityW 27–⁠1330%
Oct 27vsFlorida StateL 13–⁠2048%
Nov 2atBoston CollegeL 6–⁠723%
Nov 10vsThe CitadelW 46–⁠066%
Nov 17atHoustonL 13–⁠2621%
Nov 24vsIowa StateW 26–⁠068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa State 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
152–⁠92
Coach
Frank Reagan
Elo
1414 +74 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.3 No. 51 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Joseph Ryan