1946 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1946 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Sullivan
Home stadiumShibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Army   –   9 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Merchant Marine   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jordan Olivar, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 182 to 142.[1][2]

Halfback Joseph Rogers led Villanova and ranked 15th nationally with 620 rushing yards and averaged 6.89 yards per carry.[3]

Villanova was ranked at No. 47 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]

The team played two home games at Shibe Park in Philadelphia and one at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Merchant Marine
W 40–613,000[5][6]
September 21at Army
L 0–3516,500[7]
September 28at Navy
L 0–718,502[8]
October 4Marquette
W 26–1321,000[9]
October 12at Holy Cross
W 14–1320,000[10]
October 19Georgetown
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 19–222,000[11]
October 25at Boston College
L 12–1432,800[12]
November 1Miami (FL)
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 21–2626,000[13]
November 9at Detroit
W 23–619,350[14]
November 16at Florida
W 27–2015,000[15]

[16]

After the season[edit]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Wildcat was selected.[17]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
27 253 Bob David Guard Los Angeles Rams

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "1946 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Mort Berry (September 15, 1946). "Villanova Crushes Kings Point, 40-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Villanova's Power Blasts Kings Point In Inaugural, 40-7". Newsday. September 16, 1946. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Gene Ward (September 22, 1946). "Army Rolls, 35-0, Over Villanova for 19 in Row". New York Daily News. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Mort Berry (September 29, 1946). "Navy Triumphs, 7-0: Villanova Stern Foe; Hawkins, Plebe, Scores After Wildcat Fumble". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 5S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marquette Is Downed 26-13". The Daily Tribune. Associated Press. October 5, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Berry, Mort (October 13, 1946). "Villanova Wins, 14-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Berry, Mort (October 21, 1946). "Villanova Wins, 19-2: Georgetown Bows; Two for Rogers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Jerry Nason (October 26, 1946). "Boston College Defeats Villanova, 14-12, Before 32,800". The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Mort Berry (November 2, 1946). "Miami Defeats Villanova, 26-21: 26,000 See Rally Fail; Polidor Runs 109 Yards". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 9, 1946). "Villanova's Wildcats Feast on Titan Eleven, 23 to 6". Detroit Free Press. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Villanova's Wildcats Beat Florida Gators In Wild Game, 27-20: 15,000 Watch Floridians Go Down To Seventh Straight Defeat". Bradenton Herald. Associated Press. November 17, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  17. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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