1929 Villanova Wildcats football team

1929 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2–1
Head coach	Harry Stuhldreher (5th season)
Captain	Edward Melanson
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons ←  1928 1930  →

1929 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	1	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					7	–	0	–	2
Bucknell			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Penn			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					7	–	2	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	1	–	2
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	1
NYU			–					7	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					5	–	2	–	2
Drexel			–					6	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					6	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Army			–					6	–	4	–	1
Providence			–					3	–	3	–	2
Brown			–					5	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					2	–	4	–	2
Princeton			–					2	–	4	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1929 college football season. The head coach was Harry Stuhldreher, coaching his fifth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Lebanon Valley	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 32–13
October 13		Loyola (MD)	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 16–7
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	T 7–7		[2]
October 19		Catholic University	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 12–0		[3]
October 26		Duke	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 58–12
November 2		Oglethorpe	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 17–7	10,000	[4]
November 9		vs. Bucknell	Scranton, PA	L 0–9		[5]
November 16		Davis & Elkins	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–12
November 23		NC State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 24–6	8,000	[6]
November 30		at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 15–0	12,000	[7]

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References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. "Creedon To Face Villanova". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Cardinals fall, but Hats are undoffed as Villanova wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer . October 20, 1929. p. S1. Retrieved September 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Villanova streaks to 17–7 unseating of Oglethorpe foe". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. Stan Baumgartner (November 10, 1929). "Bucknell Hands Villanova 9-0 Jolt: Wildcats Lose To Eleven that Last Beat Them". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Wildcats score in each period and triumph over North Carolina foemen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 24, 1929. Retrieved May 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Villanova Conquers Temple Rival, 15 to 0: Final Period Frenzy of Scoring Tallies All Wildcat Scores". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 1, 1929. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.