1972 Villanova Wildcats football team

1972 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Lou Ferry (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Rosenberg (1st season)
Captain	Nick Sremenak, Kevin Reilly
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The head coach was Lou Ferry, coaching his third season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–25
September 16	at Kentucky	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–25
September 23	William & Mary*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 20–17
September 30	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–14
October 7	Boston College	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 20–21
October 14	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–37
October 21	Quantico Marines	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 7–13
October 28	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 9–26
November 4	Delaware	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 7–14
November 11	Xavier	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 40–13
November 18	Temple	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 10–12
*Non-conference game

Roster

1972 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Tom Karczewski OT 75 Joe Miller WR 83 Bob Schaeffer QB 6 Mike Sunday	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 46 Kevin Reilly	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Lou Ferry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt