1943 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1943 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1943 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.^[1]

1943 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Jordan Olivar (1st season)
Home stadium	Shibe Park
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					4	–	0	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	1	–	0
Rochester			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					7	–	2	–	1
Holy Cross			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Villanova ranked 78th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 74.0.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		at Muhlenberg	Allentown, PA	W 35–12
September 25		at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–27
October 10	2:30 p.m.	Sampson NTS	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 7–17	8,000–10,000	^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
October 16		Bucknell	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 12–8		^[7]
October 24	8:30 p.m.	Lakehurst NAS	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 27–14	5,000	^[8]^[9]^[10]
November 6		at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 45–22	5,000	^[11]
November 14		at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–12
November 20		at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 34–7
All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. Tumelty, Joe (October 10, 1943). "Villanova, Sampson Play Today". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4S. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. Tumelty, Joe (October 11, 1943). "Villanova Is Jarred, 17-7, By Sampson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 23. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. Tumelty, Joe (October 11, 1943). "Sampson Trims Villanova, 17-7 (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 24. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. "Varied Sampson Attack Vanquishes Villanova, 17-7". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. October 11, 1943. p. 23. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. Joe Tumelty (October 17, 1943). "Villanova Wins, 12-8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S2 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Tumelty, Joe (October 23, 1943). "Villanova Plays Lakehurst Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. Tumelty, Joe (October 24, 1943). "Villanova Scores, 27-14, Over Plucky Lakehurst". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. S1. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. Tumelty, Joe (October 24, 1943). "Villanova Beats Lakehurst, 27-14 (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. S4. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. Joe Tumelty (November 7, 1943). "Villanova Passes Defeat Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
12. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2017.