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1978 Villanova

5–⁠6, coached by Dick Bedesem.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1978, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 35–28; won at Massachusetts 25–21; lost vs. William & Mary 17–21; lost at Clemson 0–31; won vs. Richmond 17–14; lost vs. Colgate 14–20; lost at Rutgers 9–24; won at Youngstown State 22–17; won vs. Boston College 28–16; lost at Delaware 22–23; lost at Temple 17–27+12−31Won 35–28 vs. Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 25–21 at Massachusetts+4MassachusettsLost 17–21 vs. William & Mary-4William & MaryLost 0–31 at Clemson-31ClemsonWon 17–14 vs. Richmond+3RichmondLost 14–20 vs. Colgate-6ColgateLost 9–24 at Rutgers-15RutgersWon 22–17 at Youngstown State+5Youngstown StateWon 28–16 vs. Boston College+12Boston CollegeLost 22–23 at Delaware-1DelawareLost 17–27 at Temple-10Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsBowling GreenW 35–⁠2859%
Sep 16atMassachusettsW 25–⁠2158%
Sep 23vsWilliam & MaryL 17–⁠2150%
Sep 30atClemsonL 0–⁠3131%
Oct 7vsRichmondW 17–⁠1460%
Oct 14vsColgateL 14–⁠2065%
Oct 21atRutgersL 9–⁠2424%
Oct 28atYoungstown StateW 22–⁠1775%
Nov 4vsBoston CollegeW 28–⁠1663%
Nov 11atDelawareL 22–⁠2369%
Nov 18atTempleL 17–⁠2729%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 27–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 65th-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 1978.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠242
Coach
Dick Bedesem
Elo
1410 −32 this season
SP+ rating
-10.3 No. 104 of 133; offense No. 101, defense No. 93
SRS
−9.3 No. 104 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Leon Mareski, Patrick McEvoy, Stephen Plastek and Chester Zalesky