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2008 Villanova

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 10–⁠3, over 13 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 2008, game by game: lost at No. 8 West Virginia 21–48; won vs. Lehigh 33–14; won at Pennsylvania 20–14; won vs. Richmond 26–20; won at William & Mary 38–28; won at Rhode Island 44–7; lost vs. James Madison 19–23; won vs. Northeastern 20–14; won vs. New Hampshire 24–13; won vs. Towson 34–31; won at Delaware 21–7; won vs. Colgate 55–28+37−27Lost 21–48 at No. 8 West Virginia-27No. 8 West VirginiaWon 33–14 vs. Lehigh+19LehighWon 20–14 at Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaWon 26–20 vs. Richmond+6RichmondWon 38–28 at William & Mary+10William & MaryWon 44–7 at Rhode Island+37Rhode IslandLost 19–23 vs. James Madison-4James MadisonWon 20–14 vs. Northeastern+6NortheasternWon 24–13 vs. New Hampshire+11New HampshireWon 34–31 vs. Towson+3TowsonWon 21–7 at Delaware+14DelawareWon 55–28 vs. Colgate+27Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at8West VirginiaL 21–⁠4810%
Sep 13vsLehighW 33–⁠1463%
Sep 20atPennsylvaniaW 20–⁠1452%
Sep 27vsRichmondW 26–⁠2044%
Oct 4atWilliam & MaryW 38–⁠2860%
Oct 18atRhode IslandW 44–⁠771%
Oct 25vsJames MadisonL 19–⁠2350%
Nov 1vsNortheasternW 20–⁠1474%
Nov 8vsNew HampshireW 24–⁠1355%
Nov 15vsTowsonW 34–⁠3188%
Nov 22atDelawareW 21–⁠761%
Nov 29vsColgateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 55–⁠2867%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 55–⁠28 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Villanova’s 2008 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 6atJames MadisonL 27–⁠31James Madison’s article, Villanova’s article
Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
355–⁠247
Coach
—
Elo
1524 +154 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.6 No. 7 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Sam Venuto
Defensive coordinator
Mark Reardon
Offense
Multiple spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

2008 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠011–⁠1
Villanova7–⁠110–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠211–⁠2
Richmond6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary5–⁠37–⁠4
Massachusetts4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠73–⁠9
Towson1–⁠73–⁠9
Northeastern1–⁠72–⁠10

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