1955 Villanova Wildcats football team

1955 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Frank Reagan (2nd season)
Captain	Donald McComb
Home stadium	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Villanova Stadium

1955 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alfred			–					8	–	0	–	0
Drexel			–					8	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					7	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					8	–	0	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	1	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Hofstra			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	6	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Temple			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1955 college football season. The head coach was Frank Reagan, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	No. 18 Baylor	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 2–19	63,409
October 1	at Kentucky	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	L 0–28	24,000	[2]
October 8	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 14–28	10,102
October 15	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–14	24,242
October 22	NC State	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 13–34	8,783	[3]
October 29	Richmond	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 16–14	7,935	[4]
November 5	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 13–16
November 12	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–6	14,350	[5]
November 19	at Houston	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–26	12,000
November 26	at Dayton	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	L 7–19
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
2. "Kentucky's aerial war cops, 28–0". The Sunday Courier & Press. October 2, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wolfpack clips Villanova, 34–13". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 23, 1955. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Villanova edges Richmond, 16–14". Tallahassee Democrat. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. George Puscas (November 12, 1955). "Titans Take to Air To Nip Wildcats, 6-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 13. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2017.