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1896 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–4
Head coach
CaptainJames A. McDonald
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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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

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  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.