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1971 Villanova

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Lou Ferry.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1971, game by game: won at Maryland 28–13; lost at Toledo 7–10; won vs. VMI 13–3; lost at Delaware 15–23; lost at Boston College 7–23; lost at Houston 9–42; won at Tampa 24–3; won at Xavier 33–27; won vs. Boston University 48–0; won at Dayton 14–7; tied at Temple 13–13+48−33Won 28–13 at Maryland+15MarylandLost 7–10 at Toledo-3ToledoWon 13–3 vs. VMI+10VMILost 15–23 at Delaware-8DelawareLost 7–23 at Boston College-16Boston CollegeLost 9–42 at Houston-33HoustonWon 24–3 at Tampa+21TampaWon 33–27 at Xavier+6XavierWon 48–0 vs. Boston University+48Boston Universi…Won 14–7 at Dayton+7DaytonTied 13–13 at Temple0Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atMarylandW 28–⁠1363%
Sep 18atToledoL 7–⁠1025%
Sep 25vsVMIW 13–⁠384%
Oct 2atDelawareL 15–⁠2388%
Oct 9atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠2332%
Oct 15atHoustonL 9–⁠4221%
Oct 23atTampaW 24–⁠346%
Oct 30atXavierW 33–⁠2781%
Nov 6vsBoston UniversityW 48–⁠090%
Nov 13atDaytonW 14–⁠758%
Nov 20atTempleT 13–⁠1367%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Temple 13–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Led the nationMike Siani: receiving touchdowns (14 TD)

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠164
Coach
Lou Ferry
Elo
1526 +6 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 25 of 120; offense No. 66, defense No. 8
SRS
2.7 No. 55 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Babinecz and John Heim

Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 1Mike Siani WROakland Raiders
Rd 2John Babinecz LBDallas Cowboys