1951 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1951 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1951 college football season. The head coach was Art Raimo, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

1951 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainDomenic Liotta, Joseph Rilo
Home stadiumShibe Park
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell     9 0 0
No. 6 Princeton     9 0 0
Susquehanna     6 0 0
Trenton State     6 0 0
Northeastern     6 0 1
No. 19 Holy Cross     8 2 0
Carnegie Tech     6 2 0
Hofstra     6 2 1
Cornell     6 3 0
No. 16 Boston University     6 4 0
Temple     6 4 0
Columbia     5 3 0
Villanova     5 3 0
Fordham     5 4 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 4 0
Penn     5 4 0
Penn State     5 4 0
Syracuse     5 4 0
Buffalo     4 4 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Dartmouth     4 5 0
Drexel     3 4 0
Harvard     3 5 1
Boston College     3 6 0
Yale     2 5 2
Pittsburgh     3 7 0
Geneva     2 5 0
Army     2 7 0
Brown     2 7 0
NYU     1 7 0
Tufts     0 7 2
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at ArmyW 21–7
October 6vs. Penn StateW 20–14
October 12at AlabamaW 41–1815,000[2]
October 20at KentuckyNo. 12L 13–3535,000[3]
October 27at HoustonW 33–27
November 10DetroitW 26–77,500[4]
November 17at Boston CollegeL 13–207,782
November 24at LSUL 7–4513,000[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Green, Ben A. (October 13, 1951). "Villanova crushes Tide, 41–18 with savage running attack". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Parilli passes halt Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Titans Lead at Half, but Villanova Snaps Back for 26-7 Victory". Detroit Free Press. November 11, 1951. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers rout Villanova, 45 to 7, at Fair Grounds". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.