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Villanova

FBSI · 1938 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–0–1
0.944 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
59
1905–1980
All-Time Record
270–260–17
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1937
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • Divisional Era · 25 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 13 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Villanova head-to-head · History & Eras

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 4AMERICAN INTERNATIONALUnranked—W 59–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11MUHLENBERGUnranked—W 25–7
8Week 8 · Oct 18CENTREUnranked—W 35–6
9Week 9 · Oct 25Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 13–6
10Week 10 · Nov 1South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1T 6–6
11Week 11 · Nov 8Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC4–5–1W 25–12
12Week 12 · Nov 15Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI3–6–1W 20–7
13Week 13 · Nov 22BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 39–6
14Week 14 · Nov 29Manhattan (MANHATTAN)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 20–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.534
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
0+18
  • Detroit Mercy +6
  • Manhattan +5
  • Auburn +4
  • Temple +3
  • South Carolina 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #11Better than 93%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.944 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#11Regular Season Final#11Post-Season W1#11Post-Season W2#11Post-Season W3#11Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+59
+18
+29
+7
0
+13
+13
+33
+20

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#421933#951934#271935#351936#41937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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