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2013 Villanova

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Villanova in 2013, game by game: lost at Boston College 14–24; lost vs. Fordham 24–27; won vs. Stony Brook 35–6; won vs. Pennsylvania 35–6; won vs. William & Mary 20–16; won at Towson 45–35; lost at New Hampshire 28–29; lost vs. Maine 35–37; lost at James Madison 21–31; won at Rhode Island 45–0; won vs. Delaware 35–34+45−10Lost 14–24 at Boston College-10Boston CollegeLost 24–27 vs. Fordham-3FordhamWon 35–6 vs. Stony Brook+29Stony BrookWon 35–6 vs. Pennsylvania+29PennsylvaniaWon 20–16 vs. William & Mary+4William & MaryWon 45–35 at Towson+10TowsonLost 28–29 at New Hampshire-1New HampshireLost 35–37 vs. Maine-2MaineLost 21–31 at James Madison-10James MadisonWon 45–0 at Rhode Island+45Rhode IslandWon 35–34 vs. Delaware+1Delaware
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠2437%
Sep 7vsFordhamL 24–⁠2757%
Sep 21vsStony BrookW 35–⁠650%
Sep 28vsPennsylvaniaW 35–⁠663%
Oct 5vsWilliam & MaryW 20–⁠1667%
Oct 12atTowsonW 45–⁠3527%
Oct 19atNew HampshireL 28–⁠2952%
Oct 26vsMaineL 35–⁠3755%
Nov 2atJames MadisonL 21–⁠3149%
Nov 9atRhode IslandW 45–⁠077%
Nov 23vsDelawareW 35–⁠3461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Delaware 35–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
337–⁠245
Coach
—
Elo
1430 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.7 No. 9 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 156
Offensive coordinator
Sam Venuto
Defensive coordinator
Billy Crocker
Offense
Multiple spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsJohn Robertson QB158 yds
Passing touchdownsJohn Robertson QB1 TD
Rushing yardsJohn Robertson QB94 yds
Rushing touchdownsJamal Abdur-Rahman WR1 TD
Receiving yardsPoppy Livers WR90 yds
Receiving touchdownsJamal Abdur-Rahman WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Thomas Plonski SDE★★★No. 1779
Lorenzo Fertitta ATH★★No. 2564
Wesley Smith CB★★No. 2917

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line13.00.802
Defensive backs12.00.758
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class32.30.776

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.

2013 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maine7–⁠110–⁠2
Towson6–⁠211–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠36–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware4–⁠47–⁠5
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠6
James Madison3–⁠56–⁠6
Stony Brook3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠9
UAlbany0–⁠81–⁠11

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