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2009 Villanova

12–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 14–⁠1, over 15 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 2009, game by game: won at Temple 27–24; won vs. Lehigh 38–17; won at Pennsylvania 14–3; won vs. Northeastern 56–7; won vs. William & Mary 28–17; lost at New Hampshire 24–28; won at James Madison 27–0; won vs. Rhode Island 36–7; won vs. Richmond 21–20; won at Towson 49–7; won vs. Delaware 30–12; won vs. Holy Cross 38–28; won vs. New Hampshire 46–7+49−4Won 27–24 at Temple+3TempleWon 38–17 vs. Lehigh+21LehighWon 14–3 at Pennsylvania+11PennsylvaniaWon 56–7 vs. Northeastern+49NortheasternWon 28–17 vs. William & Mary+11William & MaryLost 24–28 at New Hampshire-4New HampshireWon 27–0 at James Madison+27James MadisonWon 36–7 vs. Rhode Island+29Rhode IslandWon 21–20 vs. Richmond+1RichmondWon 49–7 at Towson+42TowsonWon 30–12 vs. Delaware+18DelawareWon 38–28 vs. Holy Cross+10Holy CrossWon 46–7 vs. New Hampshire+39New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atTempleW 27–⁠2442%
Sep 12vsLehighW 38–⁠1776%
Sep 19atPennsylvaniaW 14–⁠363%
Sep 26vsNortheasternW 56–⁠789%
Oct 3vsWilliam & MaryW 28–⁠1765%
Oct 10atNew HampshireL 24–⁠2844%
Oct 17atJames MadisonW 27–⁠049%
Oct 24vsRhode IslandW 36–⁠792%
Nov 7vsRichmondW 21–⁠2044%
Nov 14atTowsonW 49–⁠787%
Nov 21vsDelawareW 30–⁠1279%
Nov 28vsHoly CrossNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 38–⁠2874%
Dec 5vsNew HampshireNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipW 46–⁠763%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Hampshire 46–⁠7 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Villanova’s 2009 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’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 11vsWilliam & MaryW 14–⁠13Villanova’s article, William & Mary’s article
Dec 18vsMontanaW 23–⁠21Montana’s article, Villanova’s article

Colonial Athletic Association champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Richmond

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
434–⁠177
Coach
—
Elo
1611 +162 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.7 No. 1 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Sam Venuto
Defensive coordinator
Mark Reardon
Offense
Multiple spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

2009 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Villanova7–⁠112–⁠1
Richmond7–⁠111–⁠2
William & Mary6–⁠211–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠210–⁠3
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠46–⁠5
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Northeastern3–⁠53–⁠8
Towson1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island0–⁠81–⁠10

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