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Villanova

FBSI · 1949 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–1
0.889 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC1–8–1W 35–0
5Week 5 · Sep 27Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 27–6
6Week 6 · Oct 4Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND MVC5–4W 34–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)H2HIND FBSI3–6–1W 28–20
8Week 8 · Oct 18Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC5–5–1L 19–21
9Week 9 · Oct 25Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 20–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 28–14
11Week 11 · Nov 8Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 29–14
13Week 13 · Nov 22NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 45–21

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
1.578
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-5+29
  • Penn State +5
  • Detroit Mercy +5
  • Georgetown +5
  • Boston College +4
  • ST. Mary's +3
  • Duquesne +3
  • NC State +3
  • Texas A&M +1
  • Tulsa -5

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 #13Better than 91%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.889 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8W12#12W13#12W14#12Regular Season Final#13Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
+21
+27
+8
-2
+20
+14
+15
+24

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

Final Rank by Season
#591944#351945#441946#281947#191948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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