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2019 Villanova

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Villanova in 2019, game by game: won at Colgate 34–14; won vs. Lehigh 38–10; won at Bucknell 45–10; won at Towson 52–45; won vs. Maine 33–17; won at William & Mary 35–28; lost at James Madison 24–38; lost vs. Stony Brook 35–36; lost at New Hampshire 20–28; won vs. Richmond 35–28; won vs. Long Island University 35–7; won vs. Delaware 55–33; lost at SE Louisiana 44–45+35−14Won 34–14 at Colgate+20ColgateWon 38–10 vs. Lehigh+28LehighWon 45–10 at Bucknell+35BucknellWon 52–45 at Towson+7TowsonWon 33–17 vs. Maine+16MaineWon 35–28 at William & Mary+7William & MaryLost 24–38 at James Madison-14James MadisonLost 35–36 vs. Stony Brook-1Stony BrookLost 20–28 at New Hampshire-8New HampshireWon 35–28 vs. Richmond+7RichmondWon 35–7 vs. Long Island University+28Long Island Uni…Won 55–33 vs. Delaware+22DelawareLost 44–45 at SE Louisiana-1SE Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24atColgateW 34–⁠1430%
Sep 7vsLehighW 38–⁠1076%
Sep 14atBucknellW 45–⁠1076%
Sep 21atTowsonW 52–⁠4538%
Sep 28vsMaineW 33–⁠1763%
Oct 5atWilliam & MaryW 35–⁠2867%
Oct 12atJames MadisonL 24–⁠3831%
Oct 26vsStony BrookL 35–⁠3667%
Nov 2atNew HampshireL 20–⁠2851%
Nov 9vsRichmondW 35–⁠2867%
Nov 15vsLong Island UniversityW 35–⁠788%
Nov 23vsDelawareW 55–⁠3375%
Nov 30atSE LouisianaFCS Championship – First RoundL 44–⁠4546%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SE Louisiana 45–⁠44 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
485–⁠339
Coach
—
Elo
1442 +116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.0 No. 11 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 189
Offensive coordinator
Chris Boden
Defensive coordinator
Ola Adams
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jaaron Hayek ATH★★★No. 1492
Jaquan Allen ATH★★★No. 2223
Wyatt Hummel OT★★No. 3017
Josh Slay OLB★★No. 3053
DeeWil Barlee RB

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.789
Linebackers12.00.789
Athletes and specialists23.00.825
Whole class42.50.807

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.

2019 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠014–⁠2
UAlbany6–⁠29–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠39–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠36–⁠5
Towson4–⁠47–⁠5
Maine4–⁠46–⁠6
Elon4–⁠45–⁠6
Richmond4–⁠45–⁠7
Delaware3–⁠55–⁠7
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠7
Stony Brook2–⁠65–⁠7
Rhode Island0–⁠82–⁠10

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