1945 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1945 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1945 record4–4
Head coach
CaptainCharles Wede
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 0 – 1
No. 20 Columbia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 3 – 2
NYU   –   3 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   1 – 6 – 1
Syracuse   –   1 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   0 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1945 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his third season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Bucknell
W 19–75,000[2]
September 29at Navy
L 0–49
October 7vs. Marquette
W 6–0
October 14at No. 12 Holy Cross
L 7–2626,000[3]
October 20Detroit
W 14–011,000[4]
October 27at Tennessee
L 2–33
November 3at No. 1 Army
L 0–54
November 108:30 p.m.Boston College
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  • Philadelphia, PA
W 41–04,000[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Morrow, Art (September 23, 1945). "Villanova Jars Bucknell, 19-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McNulty, Joe (October 15, 1945). "Villanova Bows, 26-7; 26,000 See Holy Cross Gain Third". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 22, 1945). "Villanova Clips Outclassed Titans, 14-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 14–15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McNulty, Joe (November 10, 1945). "Villanova Ends Season Tonight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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