1896 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–4
Head coach
CaptainJames A. McDonald
1896 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Villanova    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
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 DelawareW 14–0[3][4]
October 7at Penn scrub teamL 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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