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1939 Villanova Wildcats football team

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1939 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coach
CaptainAndrew Chisick
Home stadiumShibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
 1938
1940 
1939 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Cornell  800
No. 10 Duquesne  801
Swarthmore  601
Scranton  702
Princeton  710
La Salle  611
Penn State  512
No. 11 Boston College  920
No. 17 Fordham  620
Villanova  620
Boston University  530
Brown  531
Dartmouth  531
Hofstra  430
NYU  540
Pittsburgh  540
Harvard  440
Manhattan  440
Penn  440
Syracuse  332
Vermont  332
Tufts  341
Yale  341
Army  342
Bucknell  350
Carnegie Tech  350
Providence  350
Columbia  242
Massachusetts State  252
Colgate  251
Temple  270
CCNY  170
Buffalo  070
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1939 college football season. The head coach was Clipper Smith, coaching his fourth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

Villanova was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 34 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 32 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30MuhlenbergW 14–0
October 6South CarolinaW 40–025,000[4]
October 14at Texas A&M
  • Tyler High School
  • Tyler, TX (Rose Festival Classic)
L 7–3314,000[5]
October 28Arkansas
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 7–022,000[6]
November 4at DetroitW 13–6[7]
November 11at AuburnL 9–1015,000[8]
November 18at Temple
W 12–6
November 25at ManhattanW 7–09,951[9]

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References

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  1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.
  3. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Villanova jolts South Carolina, 40 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A. & M. Beats Villanova: Farmers Blast Wildcats, 33-7". Austin American-Statesman. October 15, 1939. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Villanova jolts Arkansas rivals, 7 to 0 result". Sunday News. October 29, 1939. Retrieved March 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. W. W. Edgar (November 5, 1939). "Titans Outplay Cats, but Are Beaten, 13-6, as Two Passes Click". Detroit Free Press via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tiger outclaws Wildcat, 10–9". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Jack Mahon (November 26, 1939). "Villanova Scores Early To Defeat Manhattan, 7 to 0". New York Daily News. p. C38 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.