Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova)

Mayor's Cup
SportFootball
First meetingUnknown, 1908
Villanova 12, Temple 0
Latest meetingSeptember 1, 2018
Villanova 19, Temple 17
TrophyMayor's Cup
Statistics
Meetings total35
All-time seriesVillanova Leads, 17–16–2
Largest victoryTemple, 41–3 (1975)
Longest win streakTemple, 4 (1972–75, 2010–17)
Current win streakVillanova, 1 (2018–present)

The Mayor's Cup is the rivalry between the Temple Owls and the Villanova Wildcats. The two schools are located 15 miles apart from each other in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.[1][2][3] The two teams have met 35 times on the football field, Villanova leads the series 17–16–2.[4]

Game results

Temple victoriesVillanova victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 Unknown, 1908 Unknown Villanova 12–0
2 November 10, 1928 Philadelphia, PA Tie0–0
3 November 30, 1929 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 15–0
4 October 25, 1930 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 8–7
5 November 7, 1931 Philadelphia, PA Temple 13–7
6 November 19, 1932 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 7–0
7 November 25, 1933 Philadelphia, PA Villanova24–0
8 November 24, 1934 Philadelphia, PA Temple 22–0
9 November 23, 1935 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 21–14
10 November 14, 1936 Philadelphia, PA #19 Temple 6–0
11 November 20, 1937 Philadelphia, PA #10 Villanova 33–0
12 November 12, 1938 Philadelphia, PA #19 Villanova 20–7
13 November 18, 1939 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 12–6
14 November 9, 1940 Philadelphia, PA Temple 28–0
15 November 8, 1941 Philadelphia, PA Temple 14–13
16 November 28, 1942 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 20–7
17 November 20, 1943 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 34–7
18 November 26, 1970 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 31–26
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
19 November 20, 1971 Philadelphia, PA Tie13–13
20 November 18, 1972 Villanova, PA Temple 12–10
21 November 24, 1973 Villanova, PA Temple 34–0
22 November 23, 1974 Philadelphia, PA Temple 17–7
23 November 29, 1975 Philadelphia, PA Temple 41–3
24 November 20, 1976 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 24–7
25 November 19, 1977 Villanova, PA Temple 38–15
26 November 18, 1978 Philadelphia, PA Temple27–17
27 November 24, 1979 Villanova, PA Temple 42–10
28 November 22, 1980 Villanova, PA Villanova 23–7
29 September 6, 2003 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 23–202OT
30 September 3, 2009 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 27–24
31 September 3, 2010 Philadelphia, PA Temple 31–24
32 September 1, 2011 Philadelphia, PA Temple 42–7
33 August 31, 2012 Philadelphia, PA Temple 41–10
34 September 9, 2017 Philadelphia, PA Temple 16–13
35 September 1, 2018 Philadelphia, PA Villanova 19–17
Series: Villanova leads 17–16–2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Temple Pounds Villanova In Mayor's Cup". KYW-TV. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  2. ^ "Temple retains Mayor's Cup with rout". ESPN. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  3. ^ "Temple favored in final Mayor's Cup game vs. injury-ridden Villanova". philly.com. September 1, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  4. ^ "Temple to Host Villanova in 2017 & 2018". FBSchedules.com. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.