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Villanova

FBSI · 1979 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–6
0.455 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

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC7–4L 20–24
4Week 4 · Sep 18MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—W 35–7
5Week 5 · Sep 25Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 7–34
6Week 6 · Oct 2Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI2–9L 13–27
7Week 7 · Oct 9YOUNGSTOWN STATEUnranked—L 22–27
8Week 8 · Oct 16DELAWAREUnranked—L 20–21
9Week 9 · Oct 23Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 29–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON1–10W 24–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI0–11W 9–3
13Week 13 · Nov 20Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 32–17
14Week 14 · Nov 27Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 10–42

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
4.876
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-21+14
  • Rutgers +8
  • Holy Cross +5
  • Marshall +1
  • Richmond 0
  • Temple -2
  • Maryland -4
  • Boston College -6
  • Cincinnati -9

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 #101Better than 27%
Win % Place 78thBetter than 44%

0.455 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#101Post-Season W4#101Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
+28
-27
-14
-5
-1
+15
+10
+6
+15
-32

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

Final Rank by Season
#1081974#1091975#581976#1081977#951978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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