1937 Villanova Wildcats football team

1937 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 6
Record8–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumShibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Dartmouth   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross   –   8 – 0 – 2
St. Thomas (PA)   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 12 Yale   –   6 – 1 – 1
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 1
CCNY   –   5 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Manhattan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 4
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 5 – 2
Hofstra   –   2 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   2 – 5 – 1
Providence   –   2 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
La Salle   –   2 – 7 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova College during the 1937 college football season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith and played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Villanova ended the season undefeated with a record of 8–0–1, allowing only one score all year. They ranked 6th in the final AP Poll, the highest finish in Wildcats team history.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Pennsylvania Military
W 42–0
October 9Auburn
T 0–015,000[2]
October 16at Manhattan
W 20–0
October 23Bucknell
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–03,500[3]
October 30at No. T–18 DetroitNo. 16
W 7–0[4]
November 6MarquetteNo. 13
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 25–712,000[5]
November 13at Boston UniversityNo. 9
W 12–015,000[6][7]
November 20vs. TempleNo. 10
W 33–035,000[8]
November 28at Loyola (CA)No. 7
W 25–020,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Villanova Wildcats School History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Wildcats battle Auburn gridders to scoreless tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Stan Baumgartner (October 24, 1937). "Wildcats Beat Bucknell, 21-0; Stoviak Shines". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lewis H. Walter (October 31, 1937). "Fumbles and Punting Bring Titan Disaster". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Fred Byrod (November 7, 1937). "Wildcats Go on Scoring Spree Against Marquette". p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Nason, Jerry (November 11, 1937). "Unbeaten Villanova Gumshoes to Secret Drill Field, Eluding Even Scribes on Eve of B.U. Clash". Daily Boston Globe. p. 23.
  7. ^ "Villanova Cops 12-to-0 Triumph". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 12, 1937. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Villanova Passes Conquer Temple by 33-0 Before Crowd of 35,000 at Philadelphia". The New York Times. November 21, 1937. p. 73.
  9. ^ Charles Curtis (November 29, 1937). "Villanova Beats Lions". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-11, II-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1937 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "Villanova Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.


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