1938 Villanova Wildcats football team

1938 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	8–0–1
Head coach	Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	Shibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Worcester Tech			–					6	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 9 Holy Cross			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 12 Cornell			–					5	–	1	–	1
Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
CCNY			–					4	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					3	–	2	–	3
Manhattan			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	6	–	1
Providence			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	6	–	0
Yale			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova College as an independent during the 1938 college football season. The Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith and played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. For the second year in a row, Villanova ended the season undefeated with a record of 8–0–1, and were ranked 18th in the final AP poll. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	American International		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 59–0
October 8	at Muhlenberg		Jack Coffield Stadium Allentown, PA	W 25–7		[2]
October 15	Centre		Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 35–6
October 23	Detroit	No. 20	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 13–6	25,000	[3]
October 28	at South Carolina	No. 15	Orangeburg County fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	T 6–6		[4]
November 5	Auburn		Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 25–12	17,000	[5]
November 12	at Temple	No. 19	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 20–7
November 19	at Boston University	No. 15	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 39–6		[6]
November 24	at Manhattan	No. 16	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 20–0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1938 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
2. "Villanova Victor, 25-7". The New York Times . October 9, 1938. p. 82.
3. Perry Lewis (October 24, 1938). "Villanova Conquers Detroit, 13 to 6: 25,000 See 2 Long Runs Win for 'Cats". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 15, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "South Carolina Holds Villanova to 6 to 6". Daily Boston Globe . October 29, 1938. p. 5.
5. "Villanova is 25–12 winner". Allentown Morning Call. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. Hurwitz, Hy (November 20, 1938). "Unbeaten Villanova Tramples Boston U., 39-6--Irish Sub's Score and Goal Tops Northwestern 9-7". Daily Boston Globe. p. B27.
7. "1938 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
8. "Villanova Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.