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1973 Villanova

3–⁠8, coached by Lou Ferry.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1973, game by game: lost at Ole Miss 6–24; lost at Massachusetts 20–21; won vs. Cincinnati 14–7; lost at Maryland 3–31; lost at William & Mary 21–33; lost at Tampa 10–17; lost at Boston College 7–11; won vs. Delaware 24–7; won vs. West Chester 42–14; lost at Xavier 6–13; lost vs. Temple 0–34+28−34Lost 6–24 at Ole Miss-18Ole MissLost 20–21 at Massachusetts-1MassachusettsWon 14–7 vs. Cincinnati+7CincinnatiLost 3–31 at Maryland-28MarylandLost 21–33 at William & Mary-12William & MaryLost 10–17 at Tampa-7TampaLost 7–11 at Boston College-4Boston CollegeWon 24–7 vs. Delaware+17DelawareWon 42–14 vs. West Chester+28West ChesterLost 6–13 at Xavier-7XavierLost 0–34 vs. Temple-34Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atOle MissL 6–⁠2421%
Sep 15atMassachusettsL 20–⁠2148%
Sep 22vsCincinnatiW 14–⁠751%
Sep 29atMarylandL 3–⁠3129%
Oct 6atWilliam & MaryL 21–⁠3327%
Oct 13atTampaL 10–⁠1722%
Oct 27atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠1126%
Nov 3vsDelawareW 24–⁠774%
Nov 10vsWest ChesterW 42–⁠1479%
Nov 17atXavierL 6–⁠1361%
Nov 24vsTempleL 0–⁠3435%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 34–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
153–⁠212
Coach
Lou Ferry
Elo
1320 −68 this season
SP+ rating
-4.5 No. 82 of 123; offense No. 112, defense No. 39
SRS
−11.2 No. 95 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Fred O’Connor
Defensive coordinator
John Rosenberg
Captains
Joe Miller and John Givens