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2012 Villanova

7–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠4, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 2012, game by game: lost at Temple 10–41; won vs. Fordham 28–13; won at Pennsylvania 24–8; won at Maine 35–14; lost vs. Richmond 17–28; won at Old Dominion 38–14; won vs. Georgia State 49–24; lost vs. Towson 35–49; won vs. James Madison 35–20; won at Delaware 41–10; lost at Stony Brook 10–20+31−31Lost 10–41 at Temple-31TempleWon 28–13 vs. Fordham+15FordhamWon 24–8 at Pennsylvania+16PennsylvaniaWon 35–14 at Maine+21MaineLost 17–28 vs. Richmond-11RichmondWon 38–14 at Old Dominion+24Old DominionWon 49–24 vs. Georgia State+25Georgia StateLost 35–49 vs. Towson-14TowsonWon 35–20 vs. James Madison+15James MadisonWon 41–10 at Delaware+31DelawareLost 10–20 at Stony Brook-10Stony Brook
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atTempleL 10–⁠4113%
Sep 8vsFordhamW 28–⁠1366%
Sep 22atPennsylvaniaW 24–⁠842%
Sep 29atMaineW 35–⁠1438%
Oct 6vsRichmondL 17–⁠2869%
Oct 13atOld DominionW 38–⁠1423%
Oct 20vsGeorgia StateW 49–⁠2476%
Oct 27vsTowsonL 35–⁠4966%
Nov 10vsJames MadisonW 35–⁠2047%
Nov 17atDelawareW 41–⁠1053%
Nov 24atStony BrookNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 10–⁠2044%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stony Brook 20–⁠10 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 61st-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 2012 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
Sep 15vsRhode IslandW 31–⁠10Villanova’s article, Rhode Island’s article

Colonial Athletic Association champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Richmond and Towson

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 4th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠241
Coach
—
Elo
1418 +119 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.0 No. 13 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Sam Venuto
Defensive coordinator
Billy Crocker
Offense
Multiple spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsJohn Robertson QB135 yds
Rushing yardsJohn Robertson QB78 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohn Robertson QB1 TD
Receiving yardsKevin Monangai RB41 yds

2012 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Old Dominion7–⁠110–⁠1
Richmond6–⁠26–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠4
Villanova5–⁠27–⁠4
Towson5–⁠26–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠37–⁠4
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠6
William & Mary1–⁠62–⁠8
Georgia State1–⁠71–⁠10
Rhode Island0–⁠70–⁠10

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