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1897 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1897 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn F. Bagley
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn     15 0 0
Princeton     10 1 0
Washington & Jefferson     10 1 0
Yale     9 0 2
Buffalo     9 1 0
Harvard     10 1 1
Army     6 1 1
Vermont     3 0 2
Lafayette     9 2 1
Drexel     6 2 1
Colgate     5 2 1
Dickinson     7 3 2
Swarthmore     7 3 2
Fordham     2 1 1
Cornell     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 3 1
Brown     7 4 0
Carlisle     6 4 0
Boston College     4 3 0
Holy Cross     4 3 1
Bucknell     3 3 1
NYU     3 3 0
Temple     3 3 0
Trinity (CT)     4 4 1
Wesleyan     6 6 0
Tufts     6 7 0
Geneva     3 4 1
Pittsburgh College     3 5 2
Villanova     3 5 1
Penn State     3 6 0
Amherst     2 6 2
Frankin & Marshall     2 6 2
Lehigh     3 7 0
New Hampshire     2 5 0
Rutgers     2 5 0
Western Univ. Penn.     1 3 0

The 1897 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University during the 1897 college football season.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
South End WheelmenVillanova, PAW 14–0
October 9at The Hill SchoolPottstown, PAL 6–16[2]
October 16at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAL 0–28[3]
October 23at DickinsonCarlisle, PAL 0–52500[4]
Philadelphia Dental CollegeVillanova, PAW 50–0
October 30at FordhamNew York, NYT 0–0
November 10at Manhattan CollegeNew York, NYL 0–8
November 13FordhamVillanova, PAW 17–0
November 20Manhattan CollegeVillanova, PAL 12–18

References

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  1. ^ "Villanova 2019 Football". Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. 2019. pp. 121, 134. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hill School and Villa Nova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Franklin And Marshall Won". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1897. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Villa Nova and Dickinson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1897. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.