1936 Villanova Wildcats football
Bacardi Bowl, T 7–7 vs. Auburn
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumShibe Park, Villanova Stadium
1936 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Anselm    6 0 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh    8 1 1
No. 10 Penn    7 1 0
No. 12 Yale    7 1 0
No. 13 Dartmouth    7 1 1
Franklin & Marshall    7 1 1
No. 14 Duquesne    8 2 0
Boston College    6 1 2
Boston University    5 1 2
No. 15 Fordham    5 1 2
Holy Cross    7 2 1
Villanova    7 2 1
Army    6 3 0
Colgate    6 3 0
Drexel    6 3 0
Temple    6 3 2
La Salle    6 3 1
Buffalo    5 3 0
Columbia    5 3 0
Princeton    4 2 2
Saint Vincent    5 3 0
NYU    5 3 1
Manhattan    6 4 0
Northeastern    5 4 0
Bucknell    4 4 1
CCNY    4 4 0
Tufts    3 3 1
Harvard    3 4 1
Cornell    3 5 0
Penn State    3 5 0
Westminster (PA)    2 4 1
Brown    3 7 0
Carnegie Tech    2 6 0
Massachusetts State    2 6 0
Providence    1 7 0
Syracuse    1 7 0
Vermont    1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Wildcats compiled a record of 7–2–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Pennsylvania MilitaryW 32–6
October 3DetroitW 13–618,000[1]
October 10at Penn StateW 13–09,593
October 17Western Maryland
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–0
October 24Boston University
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 25–7
October 31at BucknellL 0–612,000[2]
November 7at South CarolinaW 14–04,000[3]
November 14at No. 19 Temple
L 0–6
November 21at ManhattanW 12–0
January 1, 1937vs. AuburnT 7–76,000[4]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. Edward J. Walsh (October 5, 1936). "Villanova Nips Titans: Wildcats Top Detroit Team Before 18,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Villanova Is Sent From Undefeated Row by Bucknell". The Morning Call. November 1, 1936. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Villanova sinks Birds, 14–0". The Charlotte News. November 8, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Auburn holds Villanova 11 to 7–7 score". The Miami News. January 2, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1936 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.


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