1901 Villanova Wildcats football team

American college football season

1901 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
  • John F. Bagley / John J. Egan
CaptainJohn J. Egan
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1901 Eastern college football independents records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard     12 0 0
Yale     11 1 1
Cornell     11 1 0
Dartmouth     10 1 0
Massachusetts     9 1 0
Princeton     9 1 1
Syracuse     7 1 0
Holy Cross     7 1 1
Geneva     6 1 1
Army     5 1 2
Western U. of Penn     7 2 1
Lafayette     9 3 0
Swarthmore     8 2 2
Washington & Jefferson     6 2 2
Frankin & Marshall     7 3 1
Penn     10 5 0
Buffalo     4 2 0
Columbia     8 5 0
Fordham     2 1 1
Penn State     5 3 0
Bucknell     6 4 0
Pittsburgh College     3 2 0
Temple     3 2 0
NYU     4 3 1
Tufts     6 6 1
Vermont     5 5 1
Dickinson     3 4 0
Carlisle     5 7 1
Brown     4 7 1
Villanova     2 3 0
Drexel     2 5 1
Colgate     2 5 0
Boston College     1 8 0
Lehigh     1 11 0
New Hampshire     0 6 0
Rutgers     0 7 0

The 1901 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. The team compiled a 2–3 record. A September 1901 account in The Philadelphia Inquirer identified John F. Bagley as the team's coach.[1] However, the Villanova Football Media Guide identifies John J. Egan as the coach.[2] Egan was also a player on the team.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Princeton
L 0–35[4]
October 19at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 12–11[5]
October 23at Gallaudet
L 0–12[6]
November 2at The Hill SchoolPottstown, PAL 5–11[7]
November 282:30 p.m.at Steelton Y. M. C. A.Steelton, PAW 5–03,000[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Villanova at Work: Coach Bagley Has a Large Squad Practicing Regularly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2005 Villanova Football Media Guide" (PDF). Villanova University. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  3. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 139.
  4. ^ "Easy Walkover for the Tigers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Failure of Punt-Out Lost Game: Otherwise Franklin and Marshall Would Have Tied Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 20, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Victory for Gallaudet: Villanova Lads Defeated on Kendall Green by 12 to 0". The Evening Star. October 24, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Villanova Beaten". The Philadelphia Times. November 3, 1901. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Villa Nova At Steelton". Harrisburg Daily Independent. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Villa Nova Victorious". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1901. p. 6. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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