1959 Villanova

1–⁠9, coached by Frank Reagan, then Joseph Rogers (interim, final 6 games).

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1959, game by game: lost vs. West Chester 7–13; lost at Xavier 20–48; lost at Holy Cross 0–20; lost at Boston College 6–39; lost at Miami (OH) 6–26; lost vs. Virginia Tech 14–24; won vs. Dayton 22–13; lost at Army 0–14; lost at Rutgers 6–12; lost at Detroit Mercy 6–40+9−34Lost 7–13 vs. West Chester-6West ChesterLost 20–48 at Xavier-28XavierLost 0–20 at Holy Cross-20Holy CrossLost 6–39 at Boston College-33Boston CollegeLost 6–26 at Miami (OH)-20Miami (OH)Lost 14–24 vs. Virginia Tech-10Virginia TechWon 22–13 vs. Dayton+9DaytonLost 0–14 at Army-14ArmyLost 6–12 at Rutgers-6RutgersLost 6–40 at Detroit Mercy-34Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Detroit Mercy 40–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1959.

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
87–⁠249
Coach
Frank Reagan, then Joseph Rogers (interim, final 6 games)
Elo
1292 −144 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−25.0 No. 109 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
William Craig, Edward Lemkin and Frank Cappelletti