1925 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1925 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1925 record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJames Callaghan
Home stadiumShibe Park
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth   –   8 – 0 – 0
Fordham   –   9 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   7 – 0 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 1 – 1
Lafayette   –   7 – 1 – 1
Springfield   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 2 – 0
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
NYU   –   6 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 1
Bucknell   –   7 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   5 – 2 – 2
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   4 – 4 – 1
St. John's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Lehigh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 0
Providence   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 0
Manhattan   –   1 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1925 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1925 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 40.[1] In March 1925, the school hired Harry Stuhldreher as its new head coach. Stuhldreher was the quarterback at Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924, a three-time All-American and member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield.[2] James Callaghan was the team captain.[3] The team played its three home games at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Loyola (MD)
W 33–0[4]
October 3at Rutgers
W 20–0[5]
October 10Dickinson
L 2–13[6]
October 17at Catholic University
L 0–9[7]
October 24Lebanon Valley
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 6–6[8]
October 31at St. John's
W 7–0[9]
November 7Saint Joseph's
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 10–3
November 14at Lehigh
W 6–0[10]
November 26at Muhlenberg
W 23–915,000[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "2005 Villanova Football Media Guide" (PDF). Villanova University. p. 132. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Stuhldreher Signs To Coach Villanova Eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 10, 1925. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 130.
  4. ^ "Villanova Eleven Beats Loyola In First Battle of Stadium Grid Season". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1925. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Villanova Lowers Rutgers To Defeat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1925. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dickinson Sweeps Villanova To Surprising Defeat: Villanova Is Easy for Dickinson Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1925. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Catholic U. Wins Over Villa Nova on Muddy Field". Allentown Morning Call. October 18, 1925. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lebanon Valley Full of Fight". Harrisburg Telegraph. October 26, 1925. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McCrady's Fumble Paves Way to Villanova Victory Over St. John's Team, 7-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 1, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Villanova Triumphs Over Lehigh Eleven After Hard Battle: Lafayette Victorious But Fails To Roll Up Big Score Betters Predict". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1925. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Villanova Trims Muhlenberg, 23-9". The Reading Times. November 27, 1925. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Muhlenberg Bows To Villanova Warriors". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 27, 1925. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
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