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1957 Villanova

3–⁠6, coached by Frank Reagan.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1957, game by game: lost at No. 7 Baylor 0–7; won vs. Furman 20–0; won vs. Florida State 21–7; lost at Virginia Tech 14–21; lost at Boston College 9–12; lost at Indiana 7–14; lost at Miami 7–13; lost at Detroit Mercy 7–16; won vs. Wichita State 24–6+20−9Lost 0–7 at No. 7 Baylor-7No. 7 BaylorWon 20–0 vs. Furman+20FurmanWon 21–7 vs. Florida State+14Florida StateLost 14–21 at Virginia Tech-7Virginia TechLost 9–12 at Boston College-3Boston CollegeLost 7–14 at Indiana-7IndianaLost 7–13 at Miami-6MiamiLost 7–16 at Detroit Mercy-9Detroit MercyWon 24–6 vs. Wichita State+18Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21at7BaylorL 0–⁠720%
Sep 28vsFurmanW 20–⁠071%
Oct 5vsFlorida StateW 21–⁠754%
Oct 12atVirginia TechL 14–⁠2136%
Oct 19atBoston CollegeL 9–⁠1236%
Oct 26atIndianaL 7–⁠1452%
Nov 1atMiamiL 7–⁠1321%
Nov 9atDetroit MercyL 7–⁠1640%
Nov 23vsWichita StateW 24–⁠672%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 24–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠96
Coach
Frank Reagan
Elo
1420 −23 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.0 No. 66 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Donald Luzzi and William Magee