1944 Villanova Wildcats football team

1944 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Williams
Home stadiumShibe Park
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 0 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 1 – 0
Bucknell   –   7 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Syracuse   –   2 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   1 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 4 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 8 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1944 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at ScrantonScranton, PAW 13–7
September 30at Franklin & Marshall*Lancaster, PAW 14–6
October 78:45 p.m.Sampson NTS
W 7–612,000[2][3][4]
October 15at Holy Cross
L 0–2632,000[5]
October 28Muhlenberg
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 7–0
November 4at No. 1 Army
L 0–83[6]
November 108:45 p.m.Atlantic City NAS
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–255,000[7][8]
November 18Bucknell
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–275,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[10]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Villanova Plays Sampson Here". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ McNulty, Joe (October 8, 1944). "Villanova Victor 7-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 1S. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ McNulty, Joe (October 8, 1944). "Villanova Beats Sampson, 7-6 (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4S. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ McNulty, Joe (October 16, 1944). "Holy Cross Halts Villanova Streak, 26-0; Unbeaten Crusaders Snap 3-Game String". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Army Swamps Villanova, 83-0; 2d Half Cut Short". New York Daily News. November 5, 1944. p. 25C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Atlantic City N. A. S. Villanova Foe Here". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ McNulty, Joe (November 11, 1944). "Atlantic City N. T. S. Jars Villanova, 25-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ McNulty, Joe (November 18, 1944). "Bucknell Overpowers Villanova, 27-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2017.


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