1980 Villanova
6–5, coached by Dick Bedesem. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Holy Cross 45–13Nov 15
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Maryland | L 3–7 | 27% |
| Sep 13 | vs Richmond | L 7–21 | 71% |
| Sep 20 | at Massachusetts | L 12–24 | 57% |
| Sep 27 | vs Boston College | W 20–9 | 43% |
| Oct 4 | vs Cincinnati | W 23–6 | 65% |
| Oct 18 | at Navy | L 15–24 | 28% |
| Oct 25 | at VMI | W 17–6 | 47% |
| Nov 1 | at Delaware | L 7–17 | 55% |
| Nov 8 | at Pennsylvania | W 34–3 | 65% |
| Nov 15 | at Holy Cross | W 45–13 | 51% |
| Nov 22 | vs Temple | W 23–7 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Temple 23–7; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 32nd-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 1980.
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 206–137
- Coach
- Dick Bedesem
- Elo
- 1497 +35 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.6 No. 52 of 133; offense No. 95, defense No. 20
- SRS
- 4.7 No. 49 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Joe Arcidiacono and Dan Burke
Drafted in 1981
The 1981 draft| Rd 2 | Howie Long DT | Oakland Raiders |