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1977 Villanova

4–⁠7, coached by Dick Bedesem.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1977, game by game: lost vs. Youngstown State 10–13; won vs. Ball State 38–16; lost vs. Dayton 17–21; lost at William & Mary 8–28; lost at Army 32–34; won vs. Delaware 33–16; lost at Boston College 0–17; won at West Virginia 41–36; lost at Maryland 13–19; won at Holy Cross 24–0; lost vs. Temple 15–38+24−23Lost 10–13 vs. Youngstown State-3Youngstown StateWon 38–16 vs. Ball State+22Ball StateLost 17–21 vs. Dayton-4DaytonLost 8–28 at William & Mary-20William & MaryLost 32–34 at Army-2ArmyWon 33–16 vs. Delaware+17DelawareLost 0–17 at Boston College-17Boston CollegeWon 41–36 at West Virginia+5West VirginiaLost 13–19 at Maryland-6MarylandWon 24–0 at Holy Cross+24Holy CrossLost 15–38 vs. Temple-23Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsYoungstown StateL 10–⁠1390%
Sep 17vsBall StateW 38–⁠1642%
Sep 24vsDaytonL 17–⁠2173%
Oct 1atWilliam & MaryL 8–⁠2837%
Oct 8atArmyL 32–⁠3445%
Oct 15vsDelawareW 33–⁠1677%
Oct 22atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠1730%
Oct 29atWest VirginiaW 41–⁠3626%
Nov 5atMarylandL 13–⁠1922%
Nov 12atHoly CrossW 24–⁠073%
Nov 19vsTempleL 15–⁠3854%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 38–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1977.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
231–⁠238
Coach
Dick Bedesem
Elo
1413 −52 this season
SP+ rating
1.5 No. 74 of 140; offense No. 47, defense No. 88
SRS
0.4 No. 75 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Sean Collins, Phillip DiGiacomo and Thomas Walsh