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2011 Villanova

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Villanova in 2011, game by game: lost at Temple 7–42; lost at Towson 10–31; lost vs. Monmouth 9–20; won vs. Pennsylvania 30–21; lost vs. William & Mary 16–20; lost at New Hampshire 17–47; lost at James Madison 10–34; lost vs. Old Dominion 14–37; lost vs. Maine 25–41; won vs. Massachusetts 35–17; lost vs. Delaware 16–26+18−35Lost 7–42 at Temple-35TempleLost 10–31 at Towson-21TowsonLost 9–20 vs. Monmouth-11MonmouthWon 30–21 vs. Pennsylvania+9PennsylvaniaLost 16–20 vs. William & Mary-4William & MaryLost 17–47 at New Hampshire-30New HampshireLost 10–34 at James Madison-24James MadisonLost 14–37 vs. Old Dominion-23Old DominionLost 25–41 vs. Maine-16MaineWon 35–17 vs. Massachusetts+18MassachusettsLost 16–26 vs. Delaware-10Delaware
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atTempleL 7–⁠4236%
Sep 10atTowsonL 10–⁠3174%
Sep 17vsMonmouthL 9–⁠2076%
Sep 24vsPennsylvaniaW 30–⁠2155%
Oct 1vsWilliam & MaryL 16–⁠2057%
Oct 8atNew HampshireL 17–⁠4727%
Oct 15atJames MadisonL 10–⁠3430%
Oct 22vsOld DominionL 14–⁠3746%
Oct 29vsMaineL 25–⁠4142%
Nov 5vsMassachusettsW 35–⁠1729%
Nov 19vsDelawareL 16–⁠2644%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Delaware 26–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 10th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
189–⁠336
Coach
—
Elo
1299 −176 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.4 No. 82 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 123
Offensive coordinator
Sam Venuto
Defensive coordinator
Mark Reardon
Offense
Multiple spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2011 class

John Robertson DUAL★★★No. 1376
Jamal Abdur-Rahman RB★★No. 1795
D’Angelo Balca OG★★No. 1795

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Whole class32.30.781

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2011 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Towson7–⁠19–⁠3
Old Dominion6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine6–⁠29–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠4
Delaware5–⁠37–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠38–⁠5
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
Villanova1–⁠72–⁠9
Richmond0–⁠83–⁠8

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