1898 Villanova Wildcats football team

1898 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1898 record	2–4–1
Head coach	John F. Bagley (2nd season)
Captain	John F. Bagley
Home stadium	None
Seasons ←  1897 1899  →

1898 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					11	–	0	–	0
Drexel			–					7	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					11	–	0	–	1
Penn			–					12	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					10	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore			–					9	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					9	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					9	–	2	–	0
Dickinson			–					8	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	1
Wesleyan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Western Penn.			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					6	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					3	–	2	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	2	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					5	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	3
Fordham			–					1	–	1	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					4	–	4	–	2
New Hampshire			–					4	–	4	–	0
Amherst			–					4	–	5	–	1
Villanova			–					2	–	4	–	1
Lehigh			–					3	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					3	–	8	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	6	–	1
Tufts			–					1	–	9	–	0
Geneva			–					0	–	6	–	1

The 1898 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1898 college football season. The team's captain was John F. Bagley. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	at Lafayette	Easton, PA	L 0–16	[2]
October 15	Bryn Mawr A. A.	Villanova, PA	W 26–0	[3]
October 19	Lawrenceville School	Villanova, PA	L 0–12
October 26	at The Hill School	Pottstown, PA	T 0–0
October 29	Manhattan College	Villanova, PA	W 16–5	[4]
November 2	at Georgetown	Washington, DC	L 0–12	[5]
November 12	at Manhattan College	Jasper Oval New York, NY	L 0–5	[6]
November 24	at Y. M. C. A.	Y. M. C. A. ground York, PA	cancelled	[7]

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References

1. "Villanova 2019 Football". Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. 2019. pp. 121, 134. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
2. "Lafayette Beat Villanova". The Times . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1898. p. 9. Retrieved November 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Easy For Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1898. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Villa Nova Defeats Manhattan". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1898. p. 15. Retrieved November 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Villa Nova Is Defeated". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Football Elsewhere". The Butte Daily Post. Butte, Montana. November 19, 1898. p. 16. Retrieved November 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
7. "No Football". The Gazette. York, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Athletic At Villa Nova". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved November 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com .