1959 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1959 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Craig, Edward Lemkin, Frank Cappelletti
Home stadium Villanova Stadium
Seasons
  1958
1960  
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Syracuse   11 0 0
No. 12 Penn State   9 2 0
Oregon   8 2 0
Rutgers   6 3 0
Detroit   6 4 0
Holy Cross   6 4 0
Miami (FL)   6 4 0
Oklahoma State   6 4 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh   6 4 0
Washington State   6 4 0
Boston College   5 4 0
Pacific (CA)   5 4 0
Air Force   5 4 1
Navy   5 4 1
Army   4 4 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   5 5 0
Boston University   4 5 0
Florida State   4 6 0
San Jose State   4 6 0
Texas Tech   4 6 0
Dayton   3 7 0
Marquette   3 7 0
Oregon State   3 7 0
Colgate   2 7 0
Idaho   1 9 0
Villanova   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The head coach was Frank Regan who left the team after the first four games of the season and Joseph Rogers finished the season. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 West Chester L 7–13
September 27at Xavier L 20–488,918 [2]
October 3at Holy Cross L 0–208,000 [3]
October 10at Boston College L 6–3913,000
October 17at No. 5 Miami (OH) L 6–2610,000 [4]
October 24 VPI
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
L 14–248,000 [5]
October 31 Dayton
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 22–13
November 7at Army L 0–14
November 14at Rutgers L 6–1214,500 [6]
November 21at Detroit L 6–40 [7]
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

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