1897 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn F. Bagley
Seasons
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1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn   –   15 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   10 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 2
Buffalo   –   9 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 1
Army   –   6 – 1 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 0 – 2
Lafayette   –   9 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dickinson   –   7 – 3 – 2
Swarthmore   –   7 – 3 – 2
Fordham   –   2 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   7 – 4 – 0
Carlisle   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   3 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 3 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wesleyan   –   6 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 7 – 0
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   3 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   3 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Amherst   –   2 – 6 – 2
Frankin & Marshall   –   2 – 6 – 2
Lehigh   –   3 – 7 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 6 – 0
Western Univ. Penn.   –   1 – 3 – 0

The 1897 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University during the 1897 college football season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
South End WheelmenVillanova, PAW 14–0
October 9at The Hill SchoolPottstown, PAL 6–16[2]
October 16at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAL 0–28[3]
October 23at DickinsonCarlisle, PAL 0–52500[4]
Philadelphia Dental CollegeVillanova, PAW 50–0
October 30at FordhamNew York, NYT 0–0
November 10at Manhattan CollegeNew York, NYL 0–8
November 13FordhamVillanova, PAW 17–0
November 20Manhattan CollegeVillanova, PAL 12–18

References

  1. ^ "Villanova 2019 Football". Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. 2019. pp. 121, 134. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hill School and Villa Nova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Franklin And Marshall Won". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1897. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Villa Nova and Dickinson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1897. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.


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