1896 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1896 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University during the 1896 college football season. The team's captain was James A. McDonald.[1]

1896 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1896 record10–4
Head coach
CaptainJames A. McDonald
1896 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fordham    1 0 0
Lafayette    11 0 1
Princeton    10 0 1
Washington & Jefferson    8 0 1
Penn    14 1 0
Yale    13 1 0
Pittsburgh College    11 2 0
Buffalo    9 1 2
Villanova    10 4 0
Bucknell    5 2 1
Harvard    7 4 0
Boston College    5 3 0
Storrs    5 3 0
Cornell    5 3 1
Syracuse    5 3 2
Temple    3 2 0
Army    3 2 1
Rutgers    6 6 0
Carlisle    5 5 0
Holy Cross    2 2 2
Brown    4 5 1
Wesleyan    4 5 1
Frankin & Marshall    3 4 2
Geneva    3 4 0
Penn State    3 4 0
Colgate    3 4 1
Amherst    3 6 1
Western Univ. Penn.    3 6 0
Lehigh    2 5 0
Tufts    2 6 1
Swarthmore    2 6 0
New Hampshire    1 4 0
Drexel    1 5 0
Massachusetts    0 4 0
Rhode Island    0 4 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 16–0[2]
October 33:30 p.m.at DelawareW 14–0[3][4]
October 7at Penn scrub teamL 5–36[5]
October 10UrsinusVillanova, PAW 21–0[6]
October 14at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 5–4[7]
October 21SwarthmoreVillanova, PAW 10–0[8]
Philadelphia Dental CollegeVillanova, PAW 10–0
October 24at West ChesterWest Chester, PAL 0–18[9]
October 28at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 12–4[10]
October 31at Philadelphia Dental College
  • Y. M. C. A. grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 12–0[11]
November 7Jefferson Medical CollegeVillanova, PAW 28–0[12]
November 14at Pennsylvania Military
W 24–6[13]
November 18South Jersey InstituteBridgeton, NJL 4–6[14]
November 262:30 p.m.Warren A.A.Wilmington, DEL 0–223,000–4,000[15][16]

References

  1. "Villanova 2019 Football". Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. 2019. pp. 121, 134. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. "Villanova Defeats Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Times. October 1, 1896. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Delaware College And Villa Nova". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 3, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  4. "Delaware College Loses". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 5, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Scrub Beats Villa Nova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Villa Nova, 21; Urinius, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  7. "Breslin Is All Right". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  8. "Villa Nova Defeats Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  9. "West Chester, 18; Villa Nova, 0". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  10. "Villa Nova, 12; Ursinus 0". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  11. "Villa Nova, 12; Ph. Dentals, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  12. "Villa Nova, 12; Ph. Dentals, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  13. "Jefferson's First Defeat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  14. "A Close Game At Bridgeton". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  15. "Warren And Villa Nova". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 26, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  16. "Victory For Warren". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
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