2006 Villanova

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

Villanova in 2006, game by game: lost at UCF 16–35; lost vs. Lehigh 28–31; lost vs. Massachusetts 21–31; won at Pennsylvania 27–20; won vs. Hofstra 20–16; lost at Maine 7–20; lost vs. Towson 13–21; won at William & Mary 35–31; won vs. Richmond 31–21; won vs. James Madison 21–20; won vs. Delaware 28–27+10−19Lost 16–35 at UCF-19UCFLost 28–31 vs. Lehigh-3LehighLost 21–31 vs. Massachusetts-10MassachusettsWon 27–20 at Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaWon 20–16 vs. Hofstra+4HofstraLost 7–20 at Maine-13MaineLost 13–21 vs. Towson-8TowsonWon 35–31 at William & Mary+4William & MaryWon 31–21 vs. Richmond+10RichmondWon 21–20 vs. James Madison+1James MadisonWon 28–27 vs. Delaware+1Delaware
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Delaware 28–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠273
Coach
—
Elo
1327 +47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.6 No. 25 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Sam Venuto
Defensive coordinator
Mark Reardon
Offense
Multiple spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

2006 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Massachusetts9–⁠012–⁠1
James Madison7–⁠19–⁠3
Villanova5–⁠36–⁠5
Maine5–⁠36–⁠6
New Hampshire5–⁠410–⁠4
Towson4–⁠47–⁠4
Northeastern4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware4–⁠56–⁠6
Richmond3–⁠57–⁠5
Rhode Island2–⁠64–⁠7
William & Mary1–⁠73–⁠8
Hofstra1–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.