1944 Villanova Wildcats football team

American college football season

1944 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Jordan Olivar (2nd season)
Captain	William Williams
Home stadium	Shibe Park
Seasons← 1943 1945 →

1944 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Army		–		9	–	0	–	0
Yale		–		7	–	0	–	1
Harvard		–		5	–	1	–	0
Bucknell		–		7	–	2	–	1
Penn State		–		6	–	3	–	0
Penn		–		5	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	3	–	0
Cornell		–		5	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		4	–	4	–	0
Drexel		–		2	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		4	–	5	–	0
Brown		–		3	–	4	–	1
Temple		–		2	–	4	–	2
Syracuse		–		2	–	4	–	1
Princeton		–		1	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth		–		2	–	5	–	1
Colgate		–		2	–	5	–	0
NYU		–		2	–	5	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	6	–	0
Tufts		–		1	–	4	–	1
Franklin & Marshall		–		1	–	8	–	0
CCNY		–		0	–	7	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1944 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23		at Scranton	Scranton, PA	W 13–7
September 30		at Franklin & Marshall*	Lancaster, PA	W 14–6
October 7	8:45 p.m.	Sampson NTS	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 7–6	12,000
October 15		at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–26	32,000
October 28		Muhlenberg	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 7–0
November 4		at No. 1 Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–83
November 10	8:45 p.m.	Atlantic City NAS	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 6–25	5,000
November 18		Bucknell	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 6–27	5,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

"2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
"Villanova Plays Sampson Here". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
McNulty, Joe (October 8, 1944). "Villanova Victor 7-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 1S. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
McNulty, Joe (October 8, 1944). "Villanova Beats Sampson, 7-6 (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4S. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
McNulty, Joe (October 16, 1944). "Holy Cross Halts Villanova Streak, 26-0; Unbeaten Crusaders Snap 3-Game String". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
"Army Swamps Villanova, 83-0; 2d Half Cut Short". New York Daily News. November 5, 1944. p. 25C – via Newspapers.com.
"Atlantic City N. A. S. Villanova Foe Here". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
McNulty, Joe (November 11, 1944). "Atlantic City N. T. S. Jars Villanova, 25-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
McNulty, Joe (November 18, 1944). "Bucknell Overpowers Villanova, 27-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
"Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

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
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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