1951 Villanova Wildcats football team

1951 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Art Raimo (1st season)
Captains	Domenic Liotta Joseph Rilo
Home stadium	Shibe Park
Seasons ←  1950 1952  →

1951 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bucknell			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
Susquehanna			–					6	–	0	–	0
Trenton State			–					6	–	0	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 19 Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					6	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	2	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Boston University			–					6	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	5	–	1
Boston College			–					3	–	6	–	0
Yale			–					2	–	5	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					2	–	5	–	0
Army			–					2	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	7	–	0
Tufts			–					0	–	7	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1951 college football season. The head coach was Art Raimo, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–7
October 6	vs. Penn State		Allentown High Stadium Allentown, PA	W 20–14
October 12	at Alabama		Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	W 41–18	15,000	[2]
October 20	at Kentucky	No. 12	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 13–35	35,000	[3]
October 27	at Houston		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 33–27
November 10	Detroit		Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 26–7	7,500	[4]
November 17	at Boston College		Braves Field Boston MA	L 13–20	7,782
November 24	at LSU		State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 7–45	13,000	[5]
December 1	at Tulsa		Tulsa, OK	Cancelled		[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
2. Green, Ben A. (October 13, 1951). "Villanova crushes Tide, 41–18 with savage running attack". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
3. "Parilli passes halt Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Titans Lead at Half, but Villanova Snaps Back for 26-7 Victory". Detroit Free Press. November 11, 1951. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tigers rout Villanova, 45 to 7, at Fair Grounds". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Detroit-Tulsa Grid Game Set for Saturday". The Owosso Argus-Press. November 29, 1951. Retrieved December 18, 2024.