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1945 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainCharles Wede
Home stadiumShibe Park
Seasons← 19441946 →
1945 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 0 – 1
No. 20 Columbia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 3 – 2
NYU   –   3 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   1 – 6 – 1
Syracuse   –   1 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   0 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1945 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his third season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at BucknellW 19–75,000
September 29at NavyL 0–49
October 7vs. MarquetteW 6–015,000
October 14at No. 12 Holy CrossL 7–2626,000
October 20DetroitW 14–011,000
October 27at TennesseeL 2–3315,000
November 3at No. 1 ArmyL 0–5412,000
November 108:30 p.m.Boston College
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 41–04,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. Morrow, Art (September 23, 1945). "Villanova Jars Bucknell, 19-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Villanova Upsets Marquette Here In Battle Of Weak T's". Buffalo Evening News. October 8, 1945. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. McNulty, Joe (October 15, 1945). "Villanova Bows, 26-7; 26,000 See Holy Cross Gain Third". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. W. W. Edgar (October 22, 1945). "Villanova Clips Outclassed Titans, 14-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 14–15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Stephens and Partin romp as Vols bounce back, 33 to 2". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 28, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Army Subs Sink Villanova, 54-0; Doc, Glenn Get 2". New York Daily News. November 4, 1945. p. 25C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. McNulty, Joe (November 10, 1945). "Villanova Ends Season Tonight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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