1937 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1937 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 6
Record8–0–1
Head coach
Home stadium Shibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
←  1936
1938  →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh  – 9 –0 –1
No. 6 Villanova  – 8 –0 –1
No. 3 Fordham  – 7 –0 –1
No. 7 Dartmouth  – 7 –0 –2
No. T–14 Holy Cross  – 8 –0 –2
St. Thomas (PA)  – 6 –1 –1
No. 12 Yale  – 6 –1 –1
Army  – 7 –2 –0
Boston University  – 6 –2 –0
Cornell  – 5 –2 –1
Harvard  – 5 –2 –1
Syracuse  – 5 –2 –1
CCNY  – 5 –2 –0
No. 12 Manhattan  – 6 –3 –1
Penn State  – 5 –3 –0
Duquesne  – 6 –4 –0
Brown  – 5 –4 –0
NYU  – 5 –4 –0
Temple  – 3 –2 –4
Boston College  – 4 –4 –1
Bucknell  – 3 –3 –2
Buffalo  – 4 –4 –0
Princeton  – 4 –4 –0
Tufts  – 3 –4 –1
Colgate  – 3 –5 –0
Columbia  – 2 –5 –2
Hofstra  – 2 –4 –0
Carnegie Tech  – 2 –5 –1
Penn  – 2 –5 –1
Providence  – 2 –6 –0
Vermont  – 2 –6 –0
La Salle  – 2 –7 –0
Massachusetts State  – 1 –7 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova College during the 1937 college football season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith and played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Villanova ended the season undefeated with a record of 8–0–1, allowing only one score all year. They ranked 6th in the final AP Poll, the highest finish in Wildcats team history. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Pennsylvania Military
W 42–0
October 9 Auburn
T 0–015,000 [2]
October 16at Manhattan
W 20–018,000 [3]
October 23 Bucknell
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–03,500 [4]
October 30at No. T–18 Detroit No. 16
W 7–0 [5]
November 6 Marquette No. 13
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 25–712,000 [6]
November 13at Boston University No. 9
W 12–015,000 [7] [8]
November 20vs. Temple No. 10
W 33–035,000 [9]
November 28at Loyola (CA) No. 7
W 25–020,000 [10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11] [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Villanova Wildcats School History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Wildcats battle Auburn gridders to scoreless tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Jack Mahon (October 17, 1937). "Villanova Smashes Manhattan by 20-0". New York Daily News. p. 38C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Stan Baumgartner (October 24, 1937). "Wildcats Beat Bucknell, 21-0; Stoviak Shines". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Lewis H. Walter (October 31, 1937). "Fumbles and Punting Bring Titan Disaster". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Fred Byrod (November 7, 1937). "Wildcats Go on Scoring Spree Against Marquette". p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Nason, Jerry (November 11, 1937). "Unbeaten Villanova Gumshoes to Secret Drill Field, Eluding Even Scribes on Eve of B.U. Clash". Daily Boston Globe . p. 23.
  8. ↑ "Villanova Cops 12-to-0 Triumph". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 12, 1937. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Villanova Passes Conquer Temple by 33-0 Before Crowd of 35,000 at Philadelphia". The New York Times . November 21, 1937. p. 73.
  10. ↑ Charles Curtis (November 29, 1937). "Villanova Beats Lions". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-11, II-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1937 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Villanova Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.


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