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1954 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1954 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1954 college football season. The head coach was Frank Reagan, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

1954 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
CaptainMichael Maycock
Home stadiumPhiladelphia Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hobart   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   8 – 0 – 0
Pennsylvania Military   –   7 – 0 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   7 – 0 – 0
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 0 – 1
Boston College   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   5 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 3 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 7 – 1
Columbia   –   1 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Penn   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Syracuse
L 6–2825,000
October 2No. 8 Ole Miss
L 0–5295,607[2]
October 9at Florida State
L 13–52
October 16at Detroit
L 0–204,650[3]
October 22Houston
  • Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–2857,817
October 30at Kentucky
L 3–2820,000[4]
November 61:30 p.m.at Boston University
L 6–2813,000[5][6][7]
November 13at Mississippi Southern
L 19–3114,617[8]
November 20at Vanderbilt
L 19–3412,000[9]
November 27at Fordham
W 41–09,699[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Mississippi Tops Villanova, 52 to 0". New York Times. October 3, 1954. p. S9.
  3. ^ Marshall Dann (October 16, 1954). "Titans Paddle Villanova, 20 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 11, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cold UK team warms up to top Villanova, 28–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 6, 1954). "B. U. Choice Over Villanova in Only Local College Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 7, 1954). "Villanova Sixth B.U. Victim, 28-6". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 60. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 7, 1954). "B. U. (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 62. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Villanova beaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy tops Villanova by 34 to 19". The Knoxville Journal. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Turkin, Hy (November 28, 1954). "Villanova Slams Rams for First Victory, 41-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2017.


 

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