1946 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1946 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record6–4
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Sullivan
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Army   –   9 – 0 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 1 – 1
Buffalo   –   7 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   7 – 2 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 2 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 5 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 5 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1946 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his fourth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Merchant Marine
W 40–6
September 21at Army
L 0–35
September 28at Navy
L 0–7
October 4Marquette
W 26–13
October 12at Holy Cross
W 14–1320,000[2]
October 19Georgetown
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 19–222,000[3]
October 25at Boston College
L 12–1432,800
November 1Miami (FL)
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 21–26
November 9at Detroit
W 23–619,350[4]
November 16at Florida
W 27–2015,000

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After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Wildcat was selected.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
27 253 Bob David Guard Los Angeles Rams

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Berry, Mort (October 13, 1946). "Villanova Wins, 14-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Berry, Mort (October 21, 1946). "Villanova Wins, 19-2: Georgetown Bows; Two for Rogers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 9, 1946). "Villanova's Wildcats Feast on Titan Eleven, 23 to 6". Detroit Free Press. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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