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1925 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1925 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1925 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 40.[1] In March 1925, the school hired Harry Stuhldreher as its new head coach. Stuhldreher was the quarterback at Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924, a three-time All-American and member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield.[2] James Callaghan was the team captain.[3] The team played its three home games at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

1925 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJames Callaghan
Home stadiumShibe Park
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Dartmouth   –   8 – 0 – 0
Fordham   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Colgate   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Lafayette   –   7 – 1 – 1
Springfield   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 2 – 0
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
NYU   –   6 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 1
Bucknell   –   7 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   5 – 2 – 2
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 4 – 1
St. John's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Lehigh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 0
Providence   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 0
Manhattan   –   1 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Loyola (MD)
W 33–0[4]
October 3at Rutgers
W 20–0[5]
October 10Dickinson
L 2–13[6]
October 17at Catholic University
L 0–9[7]
October 24Lebanon Valley
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 6–6[8]
October 31at St. John's
W 7–0[9]
November 7Saint Joseph's
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 10–3
November 14at Lehigh
W 6–0[10]
November 26at Muhlenberg
W 23–915,000[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "2005 Villanova Football Media Guide" (PDF). Villanova University. p. 132. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Stuhldreher Signs To Coach Villanova Eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 10, 1925. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 130.
  4. ^ "Villanova Eleven Beats Loyola In First Battle of Stadium Grid Season". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1925. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Villanova Lowers Rutgers To Defeat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1925. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dickinson Sweeps Villanova To Surprising Defeat: Villanova Is Easy for Dickinson Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1925. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Catholic U. Wins Over Villa Nova on Muddy Field". Allentown Morning Call. October 18, 1925. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lebanon Valley Full of Fight". Harrisburg Telegraph. October 26, 1925. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McCrady's Fumble Paves Way to Villanova Victory Over St. John's Team, 7-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 1, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Villanova Triumphs Over Lehigh Eleven After Hard Battle: Lafayette Victorious But Fails To Roll Up Big Score Betters Predict". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1925. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Villanova Trims Muhlenberg, 23-9". The Reading Times. November 27, 1925. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Muhlenberg Bows To Villanova Warriors". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 27, 1925. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
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