1936 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1936 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, the Wildcats compiled a record of 7–2–1.

1936 Villanova Wildcats football
Bacardi Bowl, T 7–7 vs. Auburn
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumShibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Anselm     6 0 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh     8 1 1
No. 10 Penn     7 1 0
No. 12 Yale     7 1 0
No. 13 Dartmouth     7 1 1
Franklin & Marshall     7 1 1
No. 14 Duquesne     8 2 0
Boston College     6 1 2
Boston University     5 1 2
No. 15 Fordham     5 1 2
Holy Cross     7 2 1
Villanova     7 2 1
Army     6 3 0
Colgate     6 3 0
Drexel     6 3 0
Temple     6 3 2
La Salle     6 3 1
Buffalo     5 3 0
Columbia     5 3 0
Princeton     4 2 2
Saint Vincent     5 3 0
NYU     5 3 1
Manhattan     6 4 0
Northeastern     5 4 0
Bucknell     4 4 1
CCNY     4 4 0
Tufts     3 3 1
Harvard     3 4 1
Cornell     3 5 0
Penn State     3 5 0
Westminster (PA)     2 4 1
Brown     3 7 0
Carnegie Tech     2 6 0
Massachusetts State     2 6 0
Providence     1 7 0
Syracuse     1 7 0
Vermont     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Pennsylvania MilitaryW 32–6
October 3DetroitW 13–618,000[1]
October 10at Penn StateW 13–09,593
October 17Western Maryland
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–0
October 24Boston University
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 25–7
October 31at BucknellL 0–612,000[2]
November 7at South CarolinaW 14–04,000[3]
November 14at No. 19 Temple
L 0–6
November 21at ManhattanW 12–0
January 1, 1937vs. AuburnT 7–76,000[4]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ Edward J. Walsh (October 5, 1936). "Villanova Nips Titans: Wildcats Top Detroit Team Before 18,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Villanova Is Sent From Undefeated Row by Bucknell". The Morning Call. November 1, 1936. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Villanova sinks Birds, 14–0". The Charlotte News. November 8, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn holds Villanova 11 to 7–7 score". The Miami News. January 2, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1936 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.