1906 Villanova Wildcats football team

American college football season

1906 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Fred Crolius (3rd season)
Captain	Charles McGeehan
Seasons ← 1905 1907 →

1906 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Princeton		–		9	–	0	–	1
Yale		–		9	–	0	–	1
Haverford		–		7	–	0	–	2
Harvard		–		10	–	1	–	0
Cornell		–		8	–	1	–	2
Lafayette		–		8	–	1	–	1
Penn State		–		8	–	1	–	1
Washington & Jefferson		–		9	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore		–		7	–	2	–	0
Drexel		–		6	–	2	–	0
Tufts		–		6	–	2	–	0
Penn		–		7	–	2	–	3
Carlisle		–		9	–	3	–	0
Brown		–		6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		5	–	2	–	2
Dartmouth		–		6	–	3	–	1
Syracuse		–		6	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		4	–	2	–	2
Vermont		–		5	–	4	–	0
Fordham		–		5	–	3	–	0
Western U. of Penn.		–		6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	3	–	1
Amherst		–		3	–	3	–	1
Lehigh		–		5	–	5	–	1
Bucknell		–		3	–	4	–	1
Dickinson		–		3	–	4	–	2
Carnegie Tech		–		2	–	3	–	2
Army		–		3	–	5	–	1
Frankin & Marshall		–		3	–	5	–	1
Wesleyan		–		2	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire		–		2	–	5	–	1
Villanova		–		3	–	7	–	0
Springfield Training School		–		1	–	5	–	3
NYU		–		0	–	4	–	0

The 1906 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1906 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Fred Crolius, Villanova compiled a record of 3–7. The team's captain was Charles McGeehan.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	at Carlisle	Indian Field Carlisle, PA	L 0–6
September 29	at Princeton	University Field Princeton, NJ	L 0–24	^[2]
October 6	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, PA	L 0–4	^[3]
October 13	Rutgers	Villanova, PA	W 17–0	^[4]
October 20	at Steelton YMCA	Steelton, PA	L 0–5
October 27	Medico-Chi	Villanova, PA	W 22–0
November 3	at Ursinus	Collegeville, PA	W 35–0
November 10	at Steelton YMCA	Steelton, PA	L 0–18
November 17	at Fordham	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	L 5–18	^[5]
November 24	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 12–22

^ "Villanova 2019 Football". Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. 2019. pp. 121, 134. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "Tigers Score at Will: Princeton Finds Forward Pass Useful in Beating Villanova". New York Tribune. September 30, 1906. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Swarthmore Scored: Her Team Scores Only Four Points Against Villa Nova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1906. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rutgers lost, 17–0". Perth Amboy Evening News. October 15, 1906. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fordham Defeats Villa Nova: Bronx Team Wins Hard Fought Game -- New Rules in Evidence". New York Tribune. November 18, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Villanova Wildcats football
Venues	Shibe Park (1925–1926, 1936–1949, 1951, 1953) Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (1930, 1953–1957) Franklin Field (1948–1950, 1952–1953) Subaru Park (alternate; 2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Delaware: Battle of the Blue Temple: Mayor's Cup
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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