1955 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1955 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
CaptainDonald McComb
Home stadium Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →
1955 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Alfred  – 8 –0 –0
Drexel  – 8 –0 –0
Trinity (CT)  – 7 –0 –0
Juniata  – 8 –0 –1
Carnegie Tech  – 5 –1 –1
Tufts  – 5 –2 –0
Boston College  – 5 –2 –1
No. 20 Army  – 6 –3 –0
Colgate  – 6 –3 –0
No. 11 Pittsburgh  – 7 –4 –0
Holy Cross  – 6 –4 –0
Syracuse  – 5 –3 –0
Penn State  – 5 –4 –0
Buffalo  – 4 –4 –1
Hofstra  – 3 –6 –0
Bucknell  – 2 –6 –1
Boston University  – 2 –6 –0
Franklin & Marshall  – 2 –6 –0
Villanova  – 1 –9 –0
Temple  – 0 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1955 college football season. The head coach was Frank Reagan, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24No. 18 Baylor
L 2–1963,409 [2]
October 1at Kentucky
L 0–2824,000 [3]
October 8at Boston College
L 14–2810,102
October 15at Indiana
L 7–1424,242–25,000
October 22 NC State
L 13–348,783 [4]
October 29 Richmond
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 16–147,935 [5]
November 5at Florida State
L 13–169,700
November 12at Detroit
L 0–614,350 [6]
November 19at Houston
L 14–2612,000 [7]
November 26at Dayton
L 7–19
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[8]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Baylor Bears top Villanova, 19 to 2". The Marshall News Messenger. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Kentucky's aerial war cops, 28–0". The Sunday Courier & Press. October 2, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wolfpack clips Villanova, 34–13". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 23, 1955. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Villanova edges Richmond, 16–14". Tallahassee Democrat. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ George Puscas (November 12, 1955). "Titans Take to Air To Nip Wildcats, 6-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 13. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cougars post 26–14 victory". The Galveston Daily News. November 20, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "1955-56 Villanova Wildcats; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 6, 2025.
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