1950 Villanova Wildcats football team

1950 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Jim Leonard (2nd season)
Captain	Raymond Mantone
Home stadium	Franklin Field, Villanova Stadium
Seasons ←  1949 1951  →

1950 Eastern college football independents records

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

The 1950 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1950 college football season. The head coach was Jim Leonard, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Duquesne	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 39–28
October 6	at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 12–18
October 14	at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 7–27	17,500
October 21	No. 4 Kentucky	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–34	17,000	[2]
October 28	at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 20–14	5,192	[3]
November 4	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 7–18	8,775	[4]
November 18	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 29–7	6,281
November 24	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–13	10,000	[5]
December 3	at Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 13–7	200	[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[7]

References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
2. "Babe Parilli's passing sparks Kentucky to win". The State. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. O'Gara, Frank (October 29, 1950). "Villanova Victor over Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dick Peters (November 4, 1950). "Villanova Errors Help Titans Win, 18–7". Detroit Free Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "LSU beats Villanova on early scores, 13–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 25, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. Harry M. Hayward (December 4, 1950). "Villanova 'Bath' Closes Disastrous Year at Gate". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 40–41 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.