1898 Villanova Wildcats football team

1898 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–4–1
Head coach	John F. Bagley (2nd season)
Captain	John F. Bagley
Home stadium	None

1898 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					11	–	0	–	0
Drexel			–					7	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					11	–	0	–	1
Penn			–					12	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					10	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore			–					9	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					9	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					9	–	2	–	0
Dickinson			–					8	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	1
Wesleyan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Western Penn.			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					6	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh College			–					6	–	4	–	1
Army			–					3	–	2	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	2	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	3
Fordham			–					1	–	1	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					4	–	4	–	2
New Hampshire			–					4	–	4	–	0
Amherst			–					4	–	5	–	1
Villanova			–					2	–	4	–	1
Lehigh			–					3	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					3	–	8	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	6	–	1
Tufts			–					1	–	9	–	0
Geneva			–					0	–	6	–	1

The 1898 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1898 college football season. The team's captain was John F. Bagley.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	at Lafayette	Easton, PA	L 0–16	[2]
October 15	Bryn Mawr A. A.	Villanova, PA	W 26–0	[3]
October 19	Lawrenceville School	Villanova, PA	L 0–12
October 26	at The Hill School	Pottstown, PA	T 0–0
October 29	Manhattan College	Villanova, PA	W 16–5	[4]
November 2	at Georgetown	Washington, DC	L 0–12	[5]
November 12	at Manhattan College	Jasper Oval New York, NY	L 0–5	[6]
November 24	at Y. M. C. A.	Y. M. C. A. ground York, PA	cancelled	[7]

^[8]

References

1. "Villanova 2019 Football". Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. 2019. pp. 121, 134. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
2. "Lafayette Beat Villanova". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1898. p. 9. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Easy For Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1898. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Villa Nova Defeats Manhattan". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1898. p. 15. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Villa Nova Is Defeated". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Football Elsewhere". The Butte Daily Post. Butte, Montana. November 19, 1898. p. 16. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "No Football". The Gazette. York, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Athletic At Villa Nova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .