1956 Villanova Wildcats football team

American college football season

1956 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
  • Frank Reagan (3rd season)
CaptainJoseph Ryan
Home stadiumPhiladelphia Municipal Stadium, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL)     8 1 1
No. 16 Navy     6 1 2
No. 8 Syracuse     7 2 0
Air Force     6 2 1
Penn State     6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh     7 3 1
Pacific (CA)     6 3 1
Army     5 3 1
Holy Cross     5 3 1
Villanova     5 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
Florida State     5 4 1
Cincinnati     4 5 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Dayton     4 6 0
Drake     3 6 0
San Jose State     2 7 1
Texas Tech     2 7 1
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Boston University     1 5 2
Marquette     0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1956 college football season. The head coach was Frank Reagan, coaching his third season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at No. 9 Texas A&ML 0–19
September 29at DetroitW 8–710,143[2]
October 13at DaytonW 13–0
October 20at Boston UniversityW 27–1312,925[3]
October 27Florida State
L 13–20
November 3at Boston College
  • Fenway Park
  • Boston, MA
L 6–713,275
November 10The CitadelW 46–07,500[4]
November 17at Houston
L 13–2615,000
November 24Iowa State
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 26–05,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ^ George Puscas (October 1, 1956). "Villanova Gives Titans Pushing Around, 8 to 7". Detroit Free Press. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Villanova Wins Over Boston U." Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1956. p. 38. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Citadel falls to power of Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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