1939 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coach
CaptainAndrew Chisick
Home stadiumShibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Cornell   –   8 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Duquesne   –   8 – 0 – 1
Swarthmore   –   6 – 0 – 1
Scranton   –   7 – 0 – 2
Princeton   –   7 – 1 – 0
La Salle   –   6 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 1 – 2
No. 11 Boston College   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Fordham   –   6 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 1
Dartmouth   –   5 – 3 – 1
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Manhattan   –   4 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 3 – 2
Vermont   –   3 – 3 – 2
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Yale   –   3 – 4 – 1
Army   –   3 – 4 – 2
Bucknell   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   3 – 5 – 0
Providence   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 4 – 2
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 5 – 2
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 7 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1939 college football season. The head coach was Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, coaching his fourth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

Villanova was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 34 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 32 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Muhlenberg
W 14–0
October 6South Carolina
W 40–025,000[4]
October 14at Texas A&M
  • Tyler High School
  • Tyler, TX (Rose Festival Classic)
L 7–3314,000[5]
October 28Arkansas
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 7–0
November 4at Detroit
W 13–6[6]
November 11at Auburn
L 9–1015,000[7]
November 18at Temple
W 12–6
November 25at Manhattan
W 7–09,951[8]

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References

  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Villanova jolts South Carolina, 40 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A. & M. Beats Villanova: Farmers Blast Wildcats, 33-7". Austin American-Statesman. October 15, 1939. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 5, 1939). "Titans Outplay Cats, but Are Beaten, 13-6, as Two Passes Click". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tiger outclaws Wildcat, 10–9". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jack Mahon (November 26, 1939). "Villanova Scores Early To Defeat Manhattan, 7 to 0". New York Daily News. p. C38 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.


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