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Villanova

FBSI · 1951 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–3
0.625 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

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 21–7
7Week 7 · Oct 9Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 20–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC5–6W 41–18
9Week 9 · Oct 23Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC8–4L 13–35
10Week 10 · Oct 30Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND MVC6–5W 33–27
12Week 12 · Nov 13Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND MVC4–7W 26–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI3–6L 13–20
14Week 14 · Nov 27LSUH2HSEC7–3–1L 7–45

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
2.719
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-13+22
  • Houston +6
  • Penn State +5
  • Alabama +5
  • Detroit Mercy +4
  • Army +2
  • LSU -3
  • Kentucky -4
  • Boston College -6

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 #41Better than 71%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.625 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#45W14#42Regular Season Final#41Post-Season W1#42Post-Season W3#41Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+6
+23
-22
+6
+19
-7
-38

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

Final Rank by Season
#441946#281947#191948#131949#691950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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