1948 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1948 Villanova Wildcats football
Harbor Bowl champion
Harbor Bowl, W 27–7 vs. Nevada
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2–1
Head coach
Captain Louis Ferry
Home stadium Franklin Field, Shibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Army  – 8 –0 –1
No. 19 Cornell  – 8 –1 –0
Penn State  – 7 –1 –1
Buffalo  – 6 –1 –1
Villanova  – 8 –2 –1
Brown  – 7 –2 –0
Boston University  – 6 –2 –0
Dartmouth  – 6 –2 –0
Boston College  – 5 –2 –2
Pittsburgh  – 6 –3 –0
Penn  – 5 –3 –0
Franklin & Marshall  – 5 –3 –1
Harvard  – 4 –4 –0
Princeton  – 4 –4 –0
Columbia  – 4 –5 –0
Yale  – 4 –5 –0
CCNY  – 3 –4 –1
Tufts  – 3 –4 –1
Colgate  – 3 –6 –0
Fordham  – 3 –6 –0
NYU  – 3 –6 –0
Temple  – 2 –6 –1
Duquesne  – 2 –7 –0
Carnegie Tech  – 1 –7 –0
Hofstra  – 0 –6 –2
Bucknell  – 1 –8 –0
Syracuse  – 1 –8 –0
Drexel  – 0 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1948 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his sixth season with the Wildcats.

Villanova was ranked at No. 24 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [1]

The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Texas A&M
W 34–14
September 25at Army
L 0–28
October 1 Duquesne
W 46–0
October 8at Miami (FL)
W 19–10
October 15at Boston College
L 13–2030,178
October 30at Detroit
W 27–624,381 [3]
November 6at Kentucky
T 13–1322,000 [4]
November 13 Georgetown
W 36–716,500 [5]
November 20 San Francisco
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 46–1310,000 [6]
November 27at NC State
W 21–78,500 [7]
January 1vs. Nevada
W 27–720,000 [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ Marshall Dann (October 30, 1948). "U-D Wastes 97-Yard Run in 27-6 Loss to Villanova". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ky. ties Villanova with 8 seconds left". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Villanova Tumbles Georgetown, 36-7". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Okla. Associated Press. November 14, 1948. p. 24-A – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Bill Mulligan (November 21, 1948). "Five Last Period Scores Annihilate USF, 46 to 13". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Seaks, Gordon (November 28, 1948). "Villanova Uses Razzle - Dazzle To Top N. C. State". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. United Press. p. 22. Retrieved May 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ Bill Friel (January 2, 1949). "Nevada Gridders Bow to Rough Villanova Squad, 27-7, In Third Annual Harbor Bowl Game Before 20,000 Fans". Reno Evening Gazette. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.


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