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1972 Villanova

2–⁠9, coached by Lou Ferry.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1972, game by game: lost at West Virginia 6–25; lost at Kentucky 7–25; won vs. William & Mary 20–17; lost at Cincinnati 7–14; lost vs. Boston College 20–21; lost at Maryland 7–37; lost vs. Quantico Marines 7–13; lost at Holy Cross 9–26; lost vs. Delaware 7–14; won vs. Xavier 40–13; lost vs. Temple 10–12+27−30Lost 6–25 at West Virginia-19West VirginiaLost 7–25 at Kentucky-18KentuckyWon 20–17 vs. William & Mary+3William & MaryLost 7–14 at Cincinnati-7CincinnatiLost 20–21 vs. Boston College-1Boston CollegeLost 7–37 at Maryland-30MarylandLost 7–13 vs. Quantico Marines-6Quantico MarinesLost 9–26 at Holy Cross-17Holy CrossLost 7–14 vs. Delaware-7DelawareWon 40–13 vs. Xavier+27XavierLost 10–12 vs. Temple-2Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠2539%
Sep 16atKentuckyL 7–⁠2554%
Sep 23vsWilliam & MaryW 20–⁠1762%
Sep 30atCincinnatiL 7–⁠1444%
Oct 7vsBoston CollegeL 20–⁠2147%
Oct 14atMarylandL 7–⁠3748%
Oct 21vsQuantico MarinesL 7–⁠1380%
Oct 28atHoly CrossL 9–⁠2642%
Nov 4vsDelawareL 7–⁠1471%
Nov 11vsXavierW 40–⁠1369%
Nov 18vsTempleL 10–⁠1255%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 12–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠217
Coach
Lou Ferry
Elo
1332 −186 this season
SP+ rating
-14.9 No. 105 of 121; offense No. 116, defense No. 83
SRS
−12.7 No. 102 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Rosenberg
Captains
Nick Sremenak and Kevin Reilly

Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 7Kevin Reilly LBMiami Dolphins