1945 Villanova Wildcats football team

1945 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Jordan Olivar (3rd season)
Captain	Charles Wede
Home stadium	Shibe Park

1945 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	0	–	1
No. 20 Columbia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	1	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					2	–	3	–	2
NYU			–					3	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					1	–	6	–	1
Syracuse			–					1	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					0	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1945 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his third season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 19–7	5,000	[2]
September 29		at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–49
October 7		vs. Marquette	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 6–0	15,000	[3]
October 14		at No. 12 Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–26	26,000	[4]
October 20		Detroit	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 14–0	11,000	[5]
October 27		at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 2–33	15,000	[6]
November 3		at No. 1 Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–54	12,000	[7]
November 10	8:30 p.m.	Boston College	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 41–0	4,000	[8]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
2. Morrow, Art (September 23, 1945). "Villanova Jars Bucknell, 19-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Villanova Upsets Marquette Here In Battle Of Weak T's". Buffalo Evening News. October 8, 1945. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
4. McNulty, Joe (October 15, 1945). "Villanova Bows, 26-7; 26,000 See Holy Cross Gain Third". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
5. W. W. Edgar (October 22, 1945). "Villanova Clips Outclassed Titans, 14-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 14–15 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Stephens and Partin romp as Vols bounce back, 33 to 2". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 28, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Army Subs Sink Villanova, 54-0; Doc, Glenn Get 2". New York Daily News. November 4, 1945. p. 25C – via Newspapers.com.
8. McNulty, Joe (November 10, 1945). "Villanova Ends Season Tonight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.