1954 Villanova Wildcats football team

1954 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Frank Reagan (1st season)
Captain	Michael Maycock
Home stadium	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hobart			–					8	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					8	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					7	–	0	–	0
Worcester Tech			–					6	–	0	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	0	–	1
Boston College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston University			–					7	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Brown			–					6	–	2	–	1
Drexel			–					5	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	3	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	1
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	7	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	7	–	1
Columbia			–					1	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Penn			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1954 college football season. The head coach was Frank Reagan, coaching his first 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 25		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 6–28	25,000
October 2		No. 8 Ole Miss	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–52	95,607	[2]
October 9		at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 13–52
October 16		at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–20	4,650	[3]
October 22		Houston	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–28	57,817
October 30		at Kentucky	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 3–28	20,000	[4]
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at Boston University	University Field Boston, MA	L 6–28	13,000	[5] [6] [7]
November 13		at Mississippi Southern	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	L 19–31	14,617	[8]
November 20		at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 19–34	12,000	[9]
November 27		at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 41–0	9,699	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
2. "Mississippi Tops Villanova, 52 to 0". New York Times. October 3, 1954. p. S9.
3. Marshall Dann (October 16, 1954). "Titans Paddle Villanova, 20 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 11, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cold UK team warms up to top Villanova, 28–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. Hurwitz, Hy (November 6, 1954). "B. U. Choice Over Villanova in Only Local College Game". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
6. Hurwitz, Hy (November 7, 1954). "Villanova Sixth B.U. Victim, 28-6". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 60. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
7. Hurwitz, Hy (November 7, 1954). "B. U. (continued)". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 62. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Villanova beaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vandy tops Villanova by 34 to 19". The Knoxville Journal. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. Turkin, Hy (November 28, 1954). "Villanova Slams Rams for First Victory, 41-0". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2017.