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1979 Villanova

5–⁠6, coached by Dick Bedesem.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1979, game by game: lost at Maryland 20–24; won vs. Massachusetts 35–7; lost at Boston College 7–34; lost at Cincinnati 13–27; lost vs. Youngstown State 22–27; lost vs. Delaware 20–21; won vs. Holy Cross 29–14; won at Marshall 24–14; won at Richmond 9–3; won at Rutgers 32–17; lost vs. Temple 10–42+28−32Lost 20–24 at Maryland-4MarylandWon 35–7 vs. Massachusetts+28MassachusettsLost 7–34 at Boston College-27Boston CollegeLost 13–27 at Cincinnati-14CincinnatiLost 22–27 vs. Youngstown State-5Youngstown StateLost 20–21 vs. Delaware-1DelawareWon 29–14 vs. Holy Cross+15Holy CrossWon 24–14 at Marshall+10MarshallWon 9–3 at Richmond+6RichmondWon 32–17 at Rutgers+15RutgersLost 10–42 vs. Temple-32Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atMarylandL 20–⁠2423%
Sep 15vsMassachusettsW 35–⁠768%
Sep 22atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠3458%
Sep 29atCincinnatiL 13–⁠2733%
Oct 6vsYoungstown StateL 22–⁠2779%
Oct 13vsDelawareL 20–⁠2176%
Oct 20vsHoly CrossW 29–⁠1449%
Oct 27atMarshallW 24–⁠1462%
Nov 3atRichmondW 9–⁠358%
Nov 17atRutgersW 32–⁠1720%
Nov 24vsTempleL 10–⁠4235%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 42–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-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 1979.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠230
Coach
Dick Bedesem
Elo
1443 +2 this season
SP+ rating
-4.5 No. 88 of 135; offense No. 84, defense No. 86
SRS
−5.9 No. 93 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captain
Paul Columbia