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2014 Villanova

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Villanova in 2014, game by game: lost at Syracuse 26–27; won vs. Fordham 50–6; won vs. James Madison 49–31; won at Pennsylvania 41–7; won at Maine 41–20; won vs. Rhode Island 44–21; won at William & Mary 35–31; won vs. Morgan State 48–28; lost at Richmond 9–10; won vs. Towson 42–14; won vs. UAlbany 48–31; won at Delaware 35–28; won vs. Liberty 29–22; lost vs. Sam Houston 31–34+44−3Lost 26–27 at Syracuse-1SyracuseWon 50–6 vs. Fordham+44FordhamWon 49–31 vs. James Madison+18James MadisonWon 41–7 at Pennsylvania+34PennsylvaniaWon 41–20 at Maine+21MaineWon 44–21 vs. Rhode Island+23Rhode IslandWon 35–31 at William & Mary+4William & MaryWon 48–28 vs. Morgan State+20Morgan StateLost 9–10 at Richmond-1RichmondWon 42–14 vs. Towson+28TowsonWon 48–31 vs. UAlbany+17UAlbanyWon 35–28 at Delaware+7DelawareWon 29–22 vs. Liberty+7LibertyLost 31–34 vs. Sam Houston-3Sam Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atSyracuseL 26–⁠2722%
Sep 6vsFordhamW 50–⁠651%
Sep 20vsJames MadisonW 49–⁠3167%
Sep 27atPennsylvaniaW 41–⁠766%
Oct 4atMaineW 41–⁠2051%
Oct 11vsRhode IslandW 44–⁠2193%
Oct 18atWilliam & MaryW 35–⁠3157%
Oct 25vsMorgan StateW 48–⁠2883%
Nov 1atRichmondL 9–⁠1056%
Nov 8vsTowsonW 42–⁠1477%
Nov 15vsUAlbanyW 48–⁠3184%
Nov 22atDelawareW 35–⁠2871%
Dec 6vsLibertyW 29–⁠2270%
Dec 13vsSam HoustonL 31–⁠3460%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 34–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
528–⁠310
Coach
—
Elo
1540 +153 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.3 No. 10 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 202
Offensive coordinator
Sam Venuto
Defensive coordinator
Billy Crocker
Offense
Multiple spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsJohn Robertson QB199 yds
Passing touchdownsJohn Robertson QB1 TD
Rushing yardsJohn Robertson QB115 yds
Rushing touchdownsKevin Monangai RB1 TD
Receiving yardsPoppy Livers WR58 yds
Receiving touchdownsGary Underwood RB1 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Rasaan Stewart ATH★★★No. 1446
Taurus Phillips ATH★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists22.50.760

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.

2014 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire8–⁠012–⁠2
Villanova7–⁠111–⁠3
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠4
Richmond5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠6
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠7
UAlbany3–⁠57–⁠5
Towson2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠71–⁠11
Elon0–⁠81–⁠11

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