1899 Villanova Wildcats football team

1899 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2–1
Head coach	Dick Nallin (1st season)
Captain	Dick Nallin
Home stadium	None
Seasons ←  1898 1900  →

1899 Eastern college football independents records

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

The 1899 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1899 college football season. The team's captain was Dick Nallin. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4		at Lafayette	Easton, PA	L 0–13		[2]
October 11		at Dickinson	Carlisle, PA	cancelled		[3]
October 14		at The Hill School	Pottstown, PA	T 0–0		[4]
		Lawrenceville School	Villanova, PA	W 18–5
October 21		at Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA	P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. grounds Philadelphia, PA	W 11–6		[5]
October 25		Radnor Invincibles	Villanova, PA	W 32–0		[6]
October 28		Manhattan College	Villanova, PA	W 6–0		[7]
November 11		at Warren AA	Union Street grounds Wilmington, DE	W 6–0		[8] [9]
November 18		at Manhattan College	New York, NY	L 0–17
		Active AA	?	W 16–5
November 30	3:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas (PA)	Athletic Park Scranton, PA	W 5–0	1,500	[10] [11]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Villanova 2019 Football". Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. 2019. pp. 121, 134. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
2. "Lafayette's Game Was Poor". The Times . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 5, 1899. p. 10. Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Kick Over Officials". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Villanova and Hill School". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Ended In A Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1899. p. 15. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Ended In A Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1899. p. 15. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Easy for Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 26, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Warren Vs. Villanova". Evening Journal . Wilmington, Delaware. November 8, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
9. "Warren Beaten". Evening Journal . Wilmington, Delaware. November 13, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
10. "Today's Foot Ball Game". The Scranton Tribune . Scranton, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Villa Nova Bests St. Thomas Boys". The Scranton Tribune . Scranton, Pennsylvania. December 1, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .