1946 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1946 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1946 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his fourth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

1946 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record6–4
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Sullivan
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
1946 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Army    9 0 1
Muhlenberg    9 1 0
Yale    7 1 1
Buffalo    7 2 0
Harvard    7 2 0
Massachusetts State    6 2 0
No. 13 Penn    6 2 0
Penn State    6 2 0
Boston University    5 2 1
Boston College    6 3 0
Columbia    6 3 0
NYU    5 3 0
Cornell    5 3 1
Villanova    6 4 0
Boston College    7 3 0
Hofstra    4 3 0
Colgate    4 4 0
Syracuse    4 5 0
Drexel    3 4 0
Franklin & Marshall    3 4 0
Brown    3 5 1
Pittsburgh    3 5 1
Princeton    3 5 0
Vermont    2 3 2
Temple    2 4 2
Bucknell    3 6 0
Dartmouth    3 6 0
Tufts    1 6 0
CCNY    1 7 0
Carnegie Tech    0 6 0
Fordham    0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Merchant MarineW 40–6
September 21at ArmyL 0–35
September 28at NavyL 0–7
October 4MarquetteW 26–13
October 12at Holy CrossW 14–1320,000[2]
October 19Georgetown
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 19–222,000[3]
October 25at Boston CollegeL 12–1432,800
November 1Miami (FL)
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 21–26
November 9at DetroitW 23–619,350[4]
November 16at FloridaW 27–2015,000

[5]

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Wildcat was selected.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
27253Bob DavidGuardLos Angeles Rams

References

  1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. Berry, Mort (October 13, 1946). "Villanova Wins, 14-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Berry, Mort (October 21, 1946). "Villanova Wins, 19-2: Georgetown Bows; Two for Rogers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  4. W. W. Edgar (November 9, 1946). "Villanova's Wildcats Feast on Titan Eleven, 23 to 6". Detroit Free Press. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  6. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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