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1976 Villanova

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Dick Bedesem.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1976, game by game: lost at West Virginia 7–28; won at Dayton 31–30; lost vs. Illinois State 17–19; lost at No. 7 Maryland 9–20; lost vs. Richmond 7–24; tied at Delaware 24–24; won vs. Youngstown State 34–14; won vs. Boston College 22–3; won at Marshall 23–10; won vs. Holy Cross 56–21; won vs. Temple 24–7+35−21Lost 7–28 at West Virginia-21West VirginiaWon 31–30 at Dayton+1DaytonLost 17–19 vs. Illinois State-2Illinois StateLost 9–20 at No. 7 Maryland-11No. 7 MarylandLost 7–24 vs. Richmond-17RichmondTied 24–24 at Delaware0DelawareWon 34–14 vs. Youngstown State+20Youngstown StateWon 22–3 vs. Boston College+19Boston CollegeWon 23–10 at Marshall+13MarshallWon 56–21 vs. Holy Cross+35Holy CrossWon 24–7 vs. Temple+17Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atWest VirginiaL 7–⁠2817%
Sep 18atDaytonW 31–⁠3041%
Sep 25vsIllinois StateL 17–⁠1985%
Oct 2at7MarylandL 9–⁠209%
Oct 9vsRichmondL 7–⁠2444%
Oct 16atDelawareT 24–⁠2445%
Oct 23vsYoungstown StateW 34–⁠1478%
Oct 30vsBoston CollegeW 22–⁠323%
Nov 6atMarshallW 23–⁠1051%
Nov 13vsHoly CrossW 56–⁠2173%
Nov 20vsTempleW 24–⁠741%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Temple 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠200
Coach
Dick Bedesem
Elo
1447 +92 this season
SP+ rating
0.8 No. 75 of 132; offense No. 68, defense No. 70
SRS
−0.8 No. 72 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
David Graziano, Joseph Mack, William Olsen and Joseph Sopcznski