1953 Villanova Wildcats football team

1953 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Art Raimo (3rd season)
Captain	Joseph Faragelli
Home stadium	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Connie Mack Stadium, Franklin Field
Seasons ←  1952 1954  →

1953 Eastern college football independents records

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

The 1953 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1953 college football season. The head coach was Art Raimo, coaching his third 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 19		Georgia	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 19–32	98,000	[2]
September 26		at No. 11 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 12–41	27,000	[3]
October 3	2:30 p.m.	vs. Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 12–18	10,000	[4]
October 10		at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 15–7	11,901
October 17		at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–27	7,815	[5]
October 24		at No. 16 Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–19	30,000	[6]
October 31		Xavier	Connie Mack Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 21–14	5,610	[7]
November 14		at Boston University	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 19–31	10,944	[8]
November 21		Syracuse	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 14–13	10,146
November 28		at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 20–13	15,330	[9]
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. "Bulldogs hammer Villanova, 32–19". The Atlanta Journal. September 20, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Villanova beaten by Texas, 41–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1953. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. O'Brien, Frank (October 3, 1953). "Deacs, Villanova Rated Even". The News & Observer . Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 12. Retrieved May 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Titans Spill Villanova, 27-0". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1953. pp. 16, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Kentucky whips Villanova, 19–0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Villanova nips Xavier, 21–14". Press of Atlantic City. November 1, 1953. Retrieved May 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. Birtwell, Roger (November 15, 1953). "B.U. Trips Villanova, 31-19; De Feudis, Terrasi Sparkle". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 59. Retrieved June 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
9. Baumgartner, Stan (November 29, 1953). "Villanova Rally Tops Fordham, 20-13, Filipski Scores 2 TDs, Cecere One". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.