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1938 Villanova Wildcats football team

1938 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record8–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumShibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Holy Cross   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 15 Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 12 Cornell   –   5 – 1 – 1
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   3 – 2 – 3
Manhattan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 3 – 1
Duquesne   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 6 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   3 – 6 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 6 – 0
Yale   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova College as an independent during the 1938 college football season. The Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith and played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. For the second year in a row, Villanova ended the season undefeated with a record of 8–0–1, and were ranked 18th in the final AP Poll.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1American International
W 59–0
October 8at Muhlenberg
W 25–7[2]
October 15Centre
W 35–6
October 23DetroitNo. 20
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–625,000[3]
October 28at South CarolinaNo. 15
T 6–6[4]
November 5Auburn
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 25–1217,000[5]
November 12at TempleNo. 19
W 20–7
November 19at Boston UniversityNo. 15
W 39–6[6]
November 24at ManhattanNo. 16
W 20–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "1938 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Villanova Victor, 25-7". The New York Times. October 9, 1938. p. 82.
  3. ^ Perry Lewis (October 24, 1938). "Villanova Conquers Detroit, 13 to 6: 25,000 See 2 Long Runs Win for 'Cats". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 15, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "South Carolina Holds Villanova to 6 to 6". Daily Boston Globe. October 29, 1938. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Villanova is 25–12 winner". Allentown Morning Call. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (November 20, 1938). "Unbeaten Villanova Tramples Boston U., 39-6--Irish Sub's Score and Goal Tops Northwestern 9-7". Daily Boston Globe. p. B27.
  7. ^ "1938 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Villanova Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.


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