1896 Villanova Wildcats football team

1896 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–4
Head coach
CaptainJames A. McDonald
1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fordham   –   1 – 0 – 0
Lafayette   –   11 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   10 – 0 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   14 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   13 – 1 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   11 – 2 – 0
Buffalo   –   9 – 1 – 2
  –   10 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   7 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 3 – 0
Storrs   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 0
Army   –   3 – 2 – 1
Rutgers   –   6 – 6 – 0
Carlisle   –   5 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 2 – 2
Brown   –   4 – 5 – 1
Wesleyan   –   4 – 5 – 1
Dickinson   –   4 – 5 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 2
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Amherst   –   3 – 6 – 1
Western Univ. Penn.   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   2 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 6 – 1
Swarthmore   –   2 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire   –   1 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 5 – 0
Massachusetts   –   0 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1896 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University during the 1896 college football season. The team's captain was James A. McDonald.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 16–0[2]
October 33:30 p.m.at Delaware
W 14–0[3][4]
October 7at Penn scrub team
L 5–36[5]
October 10UrsinusVillanova, PAW 21–0[6]
October 14at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 5–4[7]
October 21SwarthmoreVillanova, PAW 10–0[8]
Philadelphia Dental CollegeVillanova, PAW 10–0
October 24at West ChesterWest Chester, PAL 0–18[9]
October 28at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 12–4[10]
October 31at Philadelphia Dental College
  • Y. M. C. A. grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 12–0[11]
November 7Jefferson Medical CollegeVillanova, PAW 28–0[12]
November 14at Pennsylvania Military
W 24–6[13]
November 18South Jersey InstituteBridgeton, NJL 4–6[14]
November 262:30 p.m.Warren A.A.Wilmington, DEL 0–223,000–4,000[15][16]

References

  1. ^ "Villanova 2019 Football". Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. 2019. pp. 121, 134. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Villanova Defeats Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Times. October 1, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delaware College And Villa Nova". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 3, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Delaware College Loses". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 5, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Scrub Beats Villa Nova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Villa Nova, 21; Urinius, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Breslin Is All Right". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Villa Nova Defeats Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "West Chester, 18; Villa Nova, 0". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Villa Nova, 12; Ursinus 0". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Villa Nova, 12; Ph. Dentals, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Villa Nova, 12; Ph. Dentals, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Jefferson's First Defeat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "A Close Game At Bridgeton". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Warren And Villa Nova". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 26, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Victory For Warren". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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