1944 Villanova Wildcats football team

1944 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Jordan Olivar (2nd season)
Captain	William Williams
Home stadium	Shibe Park
Seasons ←  1943 1945  →

1944 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					7	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Syracuse			–					2	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	4	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	8	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1944 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		at Scranton	Scranton, PA	W 13–7
September 30		at Franklin & Marshall *	Lancaster, PA	W 14–6
October 7	8:45 p.m.	Sampson NTS	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 7–6	12,000	[2] [3] [4]
October 15		at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–26	32,000	[5]
October 28		Muhlenberg	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 7–0
November 4		at No. 1 Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–83		[6]
November 10	8:45 p.m.	Atlantic City NAS	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 6–25	5,000	[7] [8]
November 18		Bucknell	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 6–27	5,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
2. "Villanova Plays Sampson Here". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
3. McNulty, Joe (October 8, 1944). "Villanova Victor 7-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 1S. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
4. McNulty, Joe (October 8, 1944). "Villanova Beats Sampson, 7-6 (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4S. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
5. McNulty, Joe (October 16, 1944). "Holy Cross Halts Villanova Streak, 26-0; Unbeaten Crusaders Snap 3-Game String". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Army Swamps Villanova, 83-0; 2d Half Cut Short". New York Daily News. November 5, 1944. p. 25C – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Atlantic City N. A. S. Villanova Foe Here". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
8. McNulty, Joe (November 11, 1944). "Atlantic City N. T. S. Jars Villanova, 25-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
9. McNulty, Joe (November 18, 1944). "Bucknell Overpowers Villanova, 27-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2017.