1952 Villanova Wildcats football team

1952 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	Art Raimo (2nd season)
Captain	Richard Haner
Home stadium	Franklin Field, Shibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons ←  1951 1953  →

1952 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hofstra			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Princeton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cornell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1952 college football season. The head coach was Art Raimo, coaching his second 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 20	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 25–6	33,000	[2]
September 27	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 14–7	28,000	[3]
October 4	at Detroit	No. 12	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 21–7	13,521	[4]
October 11	Wake Forest	No. 14	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–0	10,000	[5]
October 17	at Boston College	No. 15	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 28–7	23,415
October 25	at Xavier	No. 12	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 34–20		[6]
October 31	Parris Island Marines	No. 10	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	T 20–20
November 8	at Tulsa	No. 11	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 6–42	18,000
November 22	Boston University		Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 51–6	10,000	[7]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
2. "Villanova blasts Kentucky". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Clemson falls to Villanova". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. Dick Peters (October 5, 1952). "Villanova Squeezes Past U-D by 21-7 Margin". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Deacons lose to Villanova". The News and Observer. October 12, 1952. Retrieved December 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Villanova whips Xavier, 34 to 20". Wilmington Morning News. October 27, 1952. Retrieved May 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bench-Riders's Tackle Gives Villanova TD in 51-6 Romp". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, New York. United Press. November 23, 1952. p. 54. Retrieved June 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2017.