1951 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1951 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1951 college football season. The head coach was Art Raimo, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

1951 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainDomenic Liotta, Joseph Rilo
Home stadiumShibe Park
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bucknell  900
No. 6 Princeton  900
Susquehanna  600
Trenton State  600
Northeastern  601
No. 19 Holy Cross  820
Carnegie Tech  620
Hofstra  621
Cornell  630
No. 16 Boston University  640
Temple  640
Columbia  530
Villanova  530
Fordham  540
Franklin & Marshall  540
Penn  540
Penn State  540
Syracuse  540
Buffalo  440
Colgate  450
Dartmouth  450
Drexel  340
Harvard  351
Boston College  360
Yale  252
Pittsburgh  370
Geneva  250
Army  270
Brown  270
NYU  170
Tufts  072
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at ArmyW 21–7
October 6vs. Penn StateW 20–14
October 12at AlabamaW 41–1815,000[2]
October 20at KentuckyNo. 12L 13–3535,000[3]
October 27at HoustonW 33–27
November 10DetroitW 26–77,500[4]
November 17at Boston CollegeL 13–207,782
November 24at LSUL 7–4513,000[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Green, Ben A. (October 13, 1951). "Villanova crushes Tide, 41–18 with savage running attack". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Parilli passes halt Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Titans Lead at Half, but Villanova Snaps Back for 26-7 Victory". Detroit Free Press. November 11, 1951. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers rout Villanova, 45 to 7, at Fair Grounds". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2017.