1954 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1954 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1954 record1–9
Head coach
CaptainMichael Maycock
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 0 – 1
Boston College   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   5 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 3 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 7 – 1
Columbia   –   1 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Penn   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1954 college football season. The head coach was Frank Reagan, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Syracuse
L 6–2825,000
October 2No. 8 Ole Miss
L 0–5295,607[2]
October 9at Florida State
L 13–52
October 16at Detroit
L 0–204,650[3]
October 22Houston
  • Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–2857,817
October 30at Kentucky
L 3–28
November 61:30 p.m.Boston University
L 6–2813,000[4][5][6]
November 13at Mississippi Southern
L 19–3114,617[7]
November 20at Vanderbilt
L 19–34
November 27at Fordham
W 41–09,699[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Mississippi Tops Villanova, 52 to 0". New York Times. October 3, 1954. p. S9.
  3. ^ Marshall Dann (October 16, 1954). "Titans Paddle Villanova, 20 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 11, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 6, 1954). "B. U. Choice Over Villanova in Only Local College Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 7, 1954). "Villanova Sixth B.U. Victim, 28-6". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 60. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 7, 1954). "B. U. (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 62. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ "Villanova beaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Turkin, Hy (November 28, 1954). "Villanova Slams Rams for First Victory, 41-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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