1949 Villanova Wildcats football team

1949 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 13
1949 record	8–1
Head coach	Jim Leonard (1st season)
Captain	Daniel Brown
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium

The 1949 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1949 college football season. The head coach was Jim Leonard, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 17	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 35–0
September 24	at Penn State		New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 27–6
October 1	at Detroit		University of Detroit Stadium • Detroit, MI	W 34–7
October 7	Saint Mary's (CA)	No. 16	Shibe Park • Philadelphia, PA	W 28–20
October 14	at Tulsa	No. 17	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	L 19–21
October 22	at Duquesne		Pittsburgh, PA	W 20–0
October 28	at Boston College		Fenway Park • Boston, MA	W 28–14
November 5	at Georgetown		Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC	W 29–14
November 19	at NC State		Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 45–21
^#Rankings from AP Poll.

↑ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
↑ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 14, 2017.

Villanova Wildcats football
Venues	Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Talen Energy Stadium (alternate; 2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Delaware) Mayor's Cup (Temple)
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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