Villanova record by year
Since 1897
453-394-19
Win %
.534
Bowl trips
0
Winning seasons
52
Best year
8-0-1 (1938)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 103 | 154 | In progress |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 443 | 314 | Lost FCS Championship - Semifinals |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 323 | 261 | No bowl |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 415 | 245 | Lost FCS Championship - Quarterfinals |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 289 | 313 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 391 | 217 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 117 | 97 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 485 | 339 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 275 | 257 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 231 | 177 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 317 | 195 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 231 | 202 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 528 | 310 | No bowl |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 337 | 245 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 322 | 241 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 189 | 336 | No bowl |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 315 | 197 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 434 | 177 | No bowl |
| 2008 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 355 | 247 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 288 | 261 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 247 | 273 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 257 | 350 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 378 | 257 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 314 | 178 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 37 | 19 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 37 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 41 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 20 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 23 | No bowl |
| 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 31 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 206 | 137 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 221 | 230 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 206 | 242 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 231 | 238 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 254 | 200 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 123 | 242 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 87 | 288 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 153 | 212 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 140 | 217 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 211 | 164 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 288 | 190 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 280 | 185 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 242 | 182 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 165 | 205 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 134 | 115 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 102 | 206 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 193 | 47 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 110 | 155 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 208 | 95 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1961 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 239 | 89 | Won Bowl game |
| 1960 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 82 | 225 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 87 | 249 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 112 | 151 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 109 | 96 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 152 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 86 | 204 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 95 | 297 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 132 | 215 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 219 | 115 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 174 | 173 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 141 | 166 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 265 | 103 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 282 | 125 | Won Bowl game |
| 1947 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 168 | 106 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1946 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 182 | 142 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 89 | 169 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 53 | 180 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 167 | 119 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 116 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 84 | 58 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 147 | 99 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 109 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 242 | 50 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 185 | 7 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 129 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 199 | 67 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 100 | 54 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 234 | 54 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 192 | 53 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 131 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 86 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 166 | 61 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 26 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 30 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 9 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 44 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 109 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 159 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | 13 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 65 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 62 | 170 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .083 | 6 | 94 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .167 | 6 | 70 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 80 | 27 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 51 | 84 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | 42 | 157 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 91 | 97 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 70 | 185 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 43 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 71 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 94 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 35 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 16 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 80 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Villanova records for every season since 1897, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Villanova team page.
Every Villanova season since 1897. Win-loss record, win percentage and how each year ended.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Villanova record since 1897?
Villanova is 453-394-19 since 1897, a .534 win percentage, with 0 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Villanova season since 1897?
Villanova went 8-0-1 in 1938, the best record since 1897.
How many bowl games has Villanova played since 1897?
Villanova has played in the postseason 0 times since 1897.