1897 Villanova Wildcats football team

1897 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–1
Head coach	John F. Bagley (1st season)
Captain	John F. Bagley
Seasons ←  1896 1898  →

1897 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn			–					15	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					10	–	1	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	2
Buffalo			–					9	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	1
Army			–					6	–	1	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	0	–	2
Lafayette			–					9	–	2	–	1
Drexel			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	1
Dickinson			–					7	–	3	–	2
Swarthmore			–					7	–	3	–	2
Fordham			–					2	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	3	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					4	–	4	–	1
Wesleyan			–					6	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					3	–	5	–	2
Villanova			–					3	–	5	–	1
Penn State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Amherst			–					2	–	6	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	2
Lehigh			–					3	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	5	–	0
Western Univ. Penn.			–					1	–	3	–	0

The 1897 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University during the 1897 college football season. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
	South End Wheelmen	Villanova, PA	W 14–0
October 9	at The Hill School	Pottstown, PA	L 6–16		[2]
October 16	at Franklin & Marshall	Lancaster, PA	L 0–28		[3]
October 23	at Dickinson	Carlisle, PA	L 0–52	500	[4]
	Philadelphia Dental College	Villanova, PA	W 50–0
October 30	at Fordham	New York, NY	T 0–0
November 10	at Manhattan College	New York, NY	L 0–8
November 13	Fordham	Villanova, PA	W 17–0
November 20	Manhattan College	Villanova, PA	L 12–18

References

1. "Villanova 2019 Football". Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. 2019. pp. 121, 134. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
2. "Hill School and Villa Nova". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Franklin And Marshall Won". The Times . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1897. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Villa Nova and Dickinson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1897. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.