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Villanova

FBSI · 1973 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC6–5L 6–24
4Week 4 · Sep 18MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—L 20–21
5Week 5 · Sep 25Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 14–7
6Week 6 · Oct 2Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 3–31
7Week 7 · Oct 9William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON6–5L 21–33
8Week 8 · Oct 16Tampa (TAMPA)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 10–17
10Week 10 · Oct 30Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 7–11
11Week 11 · Nov 6DELAWAREUnranked—W 24–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13WEST CHESTERUnranked—W 42–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1L 6–13
14Week 14 · Nov 27Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI9–1L 0–34

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
5.772
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-23
-27+4
  • Cincinnati +4
  • Temple -1
  • Tampa -3
  • Maryland -4
  • Boston College -4
  • Ole Miss -5
  • William & Mary -5
  • Xavier -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 #102Better than 26%
Win % Place 104thBetter than 25%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#101Regular Season Final#101Post-Season W2#101Post-Season W3#102Post-Season W4#102Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-18
-1
+7
-28
-12
-7
-4
+17
+28
-7
-34

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

Final Rank by Season
#611968#441969#401970#511971#1231972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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