1971 Villanova Wildcats football team

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1971 Villanova Wildcats football
1971 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1971 record	6–4–1
Head coach	Lou Ferry (2nd season);
Captain	John Babinecz, John Heim
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The head coach was Lou Ferry, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 28–13
September 18	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 7–10
September 25	VMI*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 13–3	13,324	^[2]
October 2	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 15–23	20,284	^[3]
October 9	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–23	20,616
October 15	at Houston	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 9–42	26,709
October 23	at Tampa	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	W 24–3		^[4]
October 30	at Xavier	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 33–27
November 6	Boston University	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 48–0
November 13	at Dayton	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	W 14–7
November 26	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 13–13
*Non-conference game

1971 Villanova Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`14`	Tom Karczewski	So
WR	`88`	Mike Siani	Sr
TE	`83`	Bob Schaeffer	Jr
QB	`11`	Mike Sunday	So
QB	`15`	Daryl Woodring	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`23`	Tom Ammerman	So
LB	`64`	John Babinecz	Sr
DT	`75`	Joe Miller	So
DB	`26`	Dan O'Neil	Sr
LB	`46`	Kevin Reilly	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
^ "Sluggish Villanova leans on defense to turn back VMI, 13–3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 26, 1971. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Newman, Chuck (October 3, 1971). "Villanova Falls to Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
^ Cardon, Mark (October 24, 1971). "Villanova upsets Spartans". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 1C. Retrieved October 5, 2012 – via Google News Archives.
^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 21, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

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1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State		–		11	–	1	–	0
Boston College		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame		–		8	–	2	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	2	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	5	–	1
Dayton		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		3	–	8	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll