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1947 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1947 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jordan Olivar, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and lost to Kentucky in the 1947 Great Lakes Bowl.[1][2]

1947 Villanova Wildcats football
Great Lakes Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainAlfred Barker
Home stadiumShibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State   –   9 – 0 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Army   –   5 – 2 – 2
Villanova   –   6 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 3 – 1
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 4 – 2
Springfield   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   1 – 5 – 2
Temple   –   2 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Duquesne   –   2 – 8 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 6 – 1
Merchant Marine   –   2 – 9 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Villanova was ranked at No. 47 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]

The team played three of its home games at Shibe Park in Philadelphia and one game at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Merchant Marine
W 60–010,000[4]
September 27at Army
L 0–1328,000[5]
October 3Miami (FL)
T 7–726,500[6]
October 11at Holy Cross
W 13–620,047[7]
October 18Detroit
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–1215,572[8]
October 24at Boston College
L 0–640,184[9]
November 8at Marquette
W 25–712,000[10]
November 15Georgetown
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–1215,000[11]
November 23at San Francisco
W 21–1920,000[12]
December 6vs. Kentucky
L 14–2415,000[13]

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Roster

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Jordan Olivar, head coach
Al Barker
Ed Berrang, drafted in the fifth round of the 1949 NFL draft
Dan Brown
Romeo Capriotti, Frankford High football star
Jim Caulfield
Tom Clavin
Cullen
Bill Doherty
Andy Gordon
Don Griffith
Kane
Komarnicki
Lilenthal
Ralph Pasquariello, drafted in the first round of the 1950 NFL draft
Bob Polidor, a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High
Steve Romanik
Sandusky
Al Schmid
John Siano, baseball and football standout from Curtis High on Staten Island
T. Smith
Billy Wolff [8][4][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "1947 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Mort Berry (September 21, 1947). "Villanova Victor, 60-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Gene Ward (September 28, 1947). "Army Wins, 13-0, on Villanova". The Daily News (New York City). pp. C41, C43 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b Mort Berry (October 4, 1947). "2nd-Half Rally By Villanova Ties Miami". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 15, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b Jerry Nason (October 12, 1947). "Superior Villanova Eleven Held to 13-6 Margin, but Outclasses Holy Cross". The Boston Globe. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b W.W. Edgar (October 20, 1947). "It's a Sad, Sad Day For Detroit Elevens: Villanova Jinx Stops U-D, 14-12". Times. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jerry Nason (October 25, 1947). "Player Attacks Referee as B.C. Tips Villanova, 6-0". The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Villanova Tops Marquette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1947. pp. S1, S5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Mort Berry (November 15, 1947). "Villanova Turns Back Georgetown, 14-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Harry Borba (November 24, 1947). "Villanova Rally Nips Dons, 21-19". the San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Larry Boeck (December 7, 1947). "Only 15,000 See U.K. Drop Villanova 24-14 In Great Lakes Bowl". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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