1896 Villanova Wildcats football team

1896 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	10–4
Head coach	James A. McDonald (2nd season)
Captain	James A. McDonald

1896 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, PA	W 16–0		[2]
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at Delaware	Riverview Wilmington, DE (rivalry)	W 14–0		[3][4]
October 7		at Penn scrub team	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 5–36		[5]
October 10		Ursinus	Villanova, PA	W 21–0		[6]
October 14		at Haverford	Haverford, PA	W 5–4		[7]
October 21		Swarthmore	Villanova, PA	W 10–0		[8]
		Philadelphia Dental College	Villanova, PA	W 10–0
October 24		at West Chester	West Chester, PA	L 0–18		[9]
October 28		at Ursinus	Collegeville, PA	W 12–4		[10]
October 31		at Philadelphia Dental College	Y. M. C. A. grounds Philadelphia, PA	W 12–0		[11]
November 7		Jefferson Medical College	Villanova, PA	W 28–0		[12]
November 14		at Pennsylvania Military	College grounds Chester, PA	W 24–6		[13]
November 18		South Jersey Institute	Bridgeton, NJ	L 4–6		[14]
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Warren A.A.	Wilmington, DE	L 0–22	3,000–4,000	[15][16]
All times are in Eastern time

References

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 .
4. "Delaware College Loses". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 5, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Scrub Beats Villa Nova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Villa Nova, 21; Urinius, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Breslin Is All Right". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Villa Nova Defeats Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "West Chester, 18; Villa Nova, 0". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Villa Nova, 12; Ursinus 0". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Villa Nova, 12; Ph. Dentals, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Villa Nova, 12; Ph. Dentals, 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "Jefferson's First Defeat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "A Close Game At Bridgeton". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "Warren And Villa Nova". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 26, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
16. "Victory For Warren". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .