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1975 Villanova

4–⁠7, coached by Dick Bedesem.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1975, game by game: lost at No. 17 Maryland 0–41; lost at Syracuse 17–24; won vs. Toledo 14–10; won at Army 10–0; lost at Boston College 12–41; won vs. Marshall 21–14; lost vs. Delaware 13–14; lost at Youngstown State 6–25; won at Holy Cross 13–12; lost vs. Boston University 14–20; lost vs. Temple 3–41+10−41Lost 0–41 at No. 17 Maryland-41No. 17 MarylandLost 17–24 at Syracuse-7SyracuseWon 14–10 vs. Toledo+4ToledoWon 10–0 at Army+10ArmyLost 12–41 at Boston College-29Boston CollegeWon 21–14 vs. Marshall+7MarshallLost 13–14 vs. Delaware-1DelawareLost 6–25 at Youngstown State-19Youngstown StateWon 13–12 at Holy Cross+1Holy CrossLost 14–20 vs. Boston University-6Boston Universi…Lost 3–41 vs. Temple-38Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6at17MarylandL 0–⁠4116%
Sep 13atSyracuseL 17–⁠2437%
Sep 20vsToledoW 14–⁠1047%
Sep 27atArmyW 10–⁠035%
Oct 4atBoston CollegeL 12–⁠4121%
Oct 18vsMarshallW 21–⁠1475%
Nov 1vsDelawareL 13–⁠1475%
Nov 8atYoungstown StateL 6–⁠2575%
Nov 15atHoly CrossW 13–⁠1246%
Nov 22vsBoston UniversityL 14–⁠2069%
Nov 29vsTempleL 3–⁠4124%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 41–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
123–⁠242
Coach
Dick Bedesem
Elo
1283 −76 this season
SP+ rating
-18.1 No. 121 of 132; offense No. 129, defense No. 102
SRS
−15.4 No. 119 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Richard Aldrich, Stephen Ebbecke and Stephen Ramsey