1951 Villanova Wildcats football team

1951 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainDomenic Liotta, Joseph Rilo
Home stadiumShibe Park
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 0
Susquehanna   –   6 – 0 – 0
Trenton State   –   6 – 0 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 0 – 1
No. 19 Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   6 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   6 – 2 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Boston University   –   6 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   5 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   5 – 4 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   5 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   3 – 5 – 1
Boston College   –   3 – 6 – 0
Yale   –   2 – 5 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Geneva   –   2 – 5 – 0
Army   –   2 – 7 – 0
Brown   –   2 – 7 – 0
NYU   –   1 – 7 – 0
Tufts   –   0 – 7 – 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1951 college football season. The head coach was Art Raimo, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Army
W 21–7
October 6vs. Penn State
W 20–14
October 12at Alabama
W 41–1815,000[2]
October 20at KentuckyNo. 12
L 13–3535,000[3]
October 27at Houston
W 33–27
November 10Detroit
W 26–77,500[4]
November 17at Boston College
L 13–207,782
November 24at LSU
L 7–4513,000[5]
November 31at TulsaTulsa, OKcancelled [6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Green, Ben A. (October 13, 1951). "Villanova crushes Tide, 41–18 with savage running attack". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Parilli passes halt Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Titans Lead at Half, but Villanova Snaps Back for 26-7 Victory". Detroit Free Press. November 11, 1951. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers rout Villanova, 45 to 7, at Fair Grounds". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Detroit-Tulsa Grid Game Set for Saturday". The Owosso Argus-Press. November 29, 1951. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.


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