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1949 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainDaniel Brown
Home stadiumFranklin Field, Shibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons← 19481950 →
1949 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Vincent   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   8 – 0 – 0
Brown   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Cornell   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Villanova   –   8 – 1 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   6 – 2 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
Princeton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   4 – 4 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 3 – 1
Duquesne   –   3 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   2 – 5 – 2
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   3 – 6 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 7 – 0
Hofstra   –   1 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   1 – 8 – 0
Harvard   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1949 college football season. The head coach was Jim Leonard, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Texas A&MW 35–0
September 24at Penn StateW 27–622,080
September 30at DetroitW 34–722,951
October 7Saint Mary'sNo. 16W 28–2014,632
October 14TulsaNo. 17L 19–2112,000
October 22at DuquesneW 20–014,702
October 28at Boston CollegeW 28–1425,789
November 5at GeorgetownW 29–1411,071
November 19NC StateW 45–2123,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP1617—————1613 (2)

References

  1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. Dick Peters (October 1, 1949). "Villanova Sinks Titans at Long Range, 34-7". Detroit Free Press. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Mort Berry (October 8, 1949). "Villanova Tops St. Mary's, 28-20: Cats' Passes, Runs Turn Back Gaels". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 18, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Berry, Mort (October 23, 1949). "Villanova Wins, 20-0, Against Duquesne". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 51. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. Berry, Mort (October 23, 1949). "Romanik Stars as Villanova Turns Back Duquesne, 20-0, (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 52. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. Berry, Mort (November 5, 1949). "Villanova Wins, 29-14, Against Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Villanova's surge downs N.C. State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 20, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "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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