1896 Villanova Wildcats football team

American college football season

1896 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	10–4
Head coach	James A. McDonald (2nd season)
Captain	James A. McDonald
Seasons← 1895 1897 →

1896 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		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

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30		at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, PA	W 16–0
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at Delaware	Riverview Wilmington, DE (rivalry)	W 14–0
October 7		at Penn scrub team	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 5–36
October 10		Ursinus	Villanova, PA	W 21–0
October 14		at Haverford	Haverford, PA	W 5–4
October 21		Swarthmore	Villanova, PA	W 10–0
		Philadelphia Dental College	Villanova, PA	W 10–0
October 24		at West Chester	West Chester, PA	L 0–18
October 28		at Ursinus	Collegeville, PA	W 12–4
October 31		at Philadelphia Dental College	Y. M. C. A. grounds Philadelphia, PA	W 12–0
November 7		Jefferson Medical College	Villanova, PA	W 28–0
November 14		at Pennsylvania Military	College grounds Chester, PA	W 24–6
November 18		South Jersey Institute	Bridgeton, NJ	L 4–6
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Warren A.A.	Wilmington, DE	L 0–22	3,000–4,000
All times are in Eastern time

References

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

v t e Villanova Wildcats football
Venues	Shibe Park (1925–1926, 1936–1949, 1951, 1953) Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (1930, 1953–1957) Franklin Field (1948–1950, 1952–1953) Subaru Park (alternate; 2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Delaware: Battle of the Blue Temple: Mayor's Cup
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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