1954 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1954 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
CaptainMichael Maycock
Home stadium Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Hobart  – 8 –0 –0
Juniata  – 8 –0 –0
Pennsylvania Military  – 7 –0 –0
Trinity (CT)  – 7 –0 –0
Worcester Tech  – 6 –0 –0
Carnegie Tech  – 7 –0 –1
Boston College  – 8 –1 –0
Boston University  – 7 –2 –0
Hofstra  – 7 –2 –0
No. 20 Penn State  – 7 –2 –0
Tufts  – 6 –2 –0
Brown  – 6 –2 –1
Drexel  – 5 –2 –0
Bucknell  – 6 –3 –0
Colgate  – 5 –2 –2
Princeton  – 5 –3 –1
Yale  – 5 –3 –1
Cornell  – 5 –4 –0
Harvard  – 4 –3 –1
Syracuse  – 4 –4 –0
Pittsburgh  – 4 –5 –0
Franklin & Marshall  – 3 –5 –0
Temple  – 3 –5 –0
Dartmouth  – 3 –6 –0
Holy Cross  – 3 –7 –0
Buffalo  – 2 –7 –0
Fordham  – 1 –7 –1
Columbia  – 1 –8 –0
Villanova  – 1 –9 –0
Penn  – 0 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1954 college football season. The head coach was Frank Reagan, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Syracuse
L 6–2825,000
October 2No. 8 Ole Miss
L 0–5295,607 [2]
October 9at Florida State
L 13–52
October 16at Detroit
L 0–204,650 [3]
October 22 Houston
  • Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–2857,817 [4]
October 30at Kentucky
L 3–2820,000–22,500 [5]
November 61:30 p.m.at Boston University
L 6–2813,000 [6] [7] [8]
November 13at Mississippi Southern
L 19–3114,617 [9]
November 20at Vanderbilt
L 19–3412,000–12,500 [10]
November 27at Fordham
W 41–09,699 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "95,607 watch Mississippi pummel Villanova, 52 to 0". Atlantic City Press. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Marshall Dann (October 16, 1954). "Titans Paddle Villanova, 20 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 11, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Houston parcels Villanova". The Wichita Eagle. October 23, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cold UK team warms up to top Villanova, 28–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Hurwitz, Hy (November 6, 1954). "B. U. Choice Over Villanova in Only Local College Game". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ Hurwitz, Hy (November 7, 1954). "Villanova Sixth B.U. Victim, 28-6". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 60. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ Hurwitz, Hy (November 7, 1954). "B. U. (continued)". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 62. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "Villanova beaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Vandy tops Villanova by 34 to 19". The Knoxville Journal. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Turkin, Hy (November 28, 1954). "Villanova Slams Rams for First Victory, 41-0". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1954-55 Villanova Wildcats; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 6, 2025.
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