1928 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1928 Villanova Wildcats football
Hansen of Temple running ball vs. Villanova, Nov. 10, 1928.jpg
Temple Owls' Hansen attacking Villanova Wildcats in the third period of the November 10, 1928 football game at Franklin Field
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–1
Head coach
CaptainLouis Pessalano
Home stadium Villanova Stadium
Seasons
  1927
1929  
1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College   9 0 0
West Chester   8 0 0
Villanova   7 0 1
Brown   8 1 0
No. 11 Penn   8 1 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   7 1 0
No. 9 Army   8 2 0
Drexel   8 2 0
No. 10 NYU   8 2 0
Temple   7 1 2
Lafayette   6 1 2
Princeton   5 1 2
CCNY   4 1 2
Pittsburgh   6 2 1
Harvard   5 2 1
Tufts   5 2 1
Colgate   6 3 0
Rutgers   6 3 0
Bucknell   5 2 3
Columbia   5 3 1
Boston University   3 3 2
Cornell   3 3 2
Syracuse   4 4 1
Yale   4 4 0
Fordham   4 5 0
Franklin & Marshall   4 5 0
Penn State   3 5 1
Lehigh   3 6 0
Washington & Jefferson   2 5 2
Providence   1 5 3
Vermont   1 7 2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1928 college football season. The head coach was Harry Stuhldreher, coaching his fourth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6 Loyola (MD) Philadelphia, PA W 34–0
October 13at Catholic University W 19–0 [2]
October 20 Gettysburg W 7–2
October 27 Lebanon Valley
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 19–0
November 3vs. Bucknell
W 20–610,000 [3]
November 10 Temple
T 0–0
November 17 Grove City
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 14–13
November 24 Davis & Elkins
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 20–13 [4]

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References

  1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "August outstanding as Villanova romps over Catholic U. foes, 19–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer . October 14, 1928. p. S3. Retrieved September 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Wildcats One of Five Undefeated Elevens in East". The Scranton Republican. November 5, 1928. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "VILLANOVA BEATS DAVIS-ELKINS, 20-13". The New York Times. November 25, 1928. pp. S2 via nytimes.com.
  5. "Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.