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Villanova

FBSI · 1971 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–4–1
0.591 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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC2–9W 28–13
4Week 4 · Sep 21Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC12–0L 7–10
5Week 5 · Sep 28Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON1–10W 13–3
6Week 6 · Oct 5DELAWAREUnranked—L 15–23
7Week 7 · Oct 12Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 7–23
8Week 8 · Oct 19Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 9–42
9Week 9 · Oct 26Tampa (TAMPA)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 24–3
10Week 10 · Nov 2Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI1–9W 33–27
11Week 11 · Nov 9BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 48–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 14–7
13Week 13 · Nov 23Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI6–2–1T 13–13

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
3.098
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-5+15
  • Tampa +6
  • Dayton +5
  • Maryland +2
  • Virginia Military Institute +1
  • Xavier +1
  • Toledo 0
  • Temple 0
  • Boston College -2
  • Houston -3

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 #51Better than 64%
Win % Place 46thBetter than 67%

0.591 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#52Regular Season Final#51Post-Season W1#50Post-Season W2#50Post-Season W3#51Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+15
-3
+10
-8
-16
-33
+21
+6
+48
+7
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#551966#871967#611968#441969#401970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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