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1952 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
CaptainRichard Haner
Home stadiumFranklin Field, Shibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons← 19511953 →
1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rochester     8 0 0
Hofstra     8 1 0
No. 19 Princeton     8 1 0
Franklin & Marshall     7 1 0
Villanova     7 1 1
Holy Cross     8 2 0
Yale     7 2 0
Penn State     7 2 1
No. 14 Syracuse     7 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Colgate     6 3 0
Pittsburgh     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 3 0
Harvard     5 4 0
Boston University     5 4 1
Penn     4 3 2
Army     4 4 1
Boston College     4 4 1
Tufts     3 4 1
Drexel     3 4 0
Fordham     2 5 1
NYU     2 5 1
Columbia     2 6 1
Brown     2 7 0
Cornell     2 7 0
Dartmouth     2 7 0
Temple     2 7 1
Buffalo     1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1952 college football season. The head coach was Art Raimo, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at KentuckyW 25–633,000
September 27at ClemsonW 14–728,000
October 4at DetroitNo. 12W 21–713,521
October 11Wake ForestNo. 14W 20–010,000
October 17at Boston CollegeNo. 15W 28–723,415
October 25at XavierNo. 12W 34–20
October 31Parris Island MarinesNo. 10T 20–20
November 8at TulsaNo. 11L 6–4218,000
November 22Boston UniversityW 51–610,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  2. "Villanova blasts Kentucky". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Clemson falls to Villanova". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Dick Peters (October 5, 1952). "Villanova Squeezes Past U-D by 21-7 Margin". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Deacons lose to Villanova". The News and Observer. October 12, 1952. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Villanova whips Xavier, 34 to 20". Wilmington Morning News. October 27, 1952. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bench-Riders's Tackle Gives Villanova TD in 51-6 Romp". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. United Press. November 23, 1952. p. 54. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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