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- ↑ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Villanova Plays Sampson Here". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ McNulty, Joe (October 8, 1944). "Villanova Victor 7-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 1S. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Army Swamps Villanova, 83-0; 2d Half Cut Short". New York Daily News. November 5, 1944. p. 25C – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ McNulty, Joe (November 18, 1944). "Bucknell Overpowers Villanova, 27-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "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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