1952 Villanova Wildcats football team

1952 Eastern college football independents records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1952 Villanova Wildcats football
1952 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1952 record	7–1–1
Head coach	Art Raimo (2nd season);
Captain	Richard Haner
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1952 college football season. The head coach was Art Raimo, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Kentucky		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 25–6
September 27	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 14–7
October 4	at Detroit	No. 12	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 21–7
October 11	Wake Forest	No. 14	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–0	10,000
October 17	at Boston College	No. 15	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 28–7	23,415
October 25	at Xavier	No. 12	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 34–20
October 31	Parris Island Marines	No. 10	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	T 20–20
November 8	at Tulsa	No. 11	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 6–42
November 22	Boston University		Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 51–6	10,000	^[2]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
^ "Bench-Riders's Tackle Gives Villanova TD in 51-6 Romp". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. United Press. November 23, 1952. p. 54. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

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National championship seasons in bold

1952 Eastern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Hofstra		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Princeton		–		8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		7	–	1	–	0
Villanova		–		7	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross		–		8	–	2	–	0
Yale		–		7	–	2	–	0
Penn State		–		7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse		–		7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		4	–	3	–	0
Harvard		–		5	–	4	–	0
Boston University		–		5	–	4	–	1
Penn		–		4	–	3	–	2
Army		–		4	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	4	–	1
Tufts		–		3	–	4	–	1
Drexel		–		3	–	4	–	0
Fordham		–		2	–	5	–	1
NYU		–		2	–	5	–	1
Columbia		–		2	–	6	–	1
Brown		–		2	–	7	–	0
Cornell		–		2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth		–		2	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		2	–	7	–	1
Buffalo		–		1	–	7	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll