1948 Villanova Wildcats football team

1948 Villanova Wildcats football
Harbor Bowl champion
Harbor Bowl, W 27–7 vs. Nevada
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2–1
Head coach
CaptainLouis Ferry
Home stadiumFranklin Field, Shibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Army     8 0 1
Penn State     7 1 1
Buffalo     6 1 1
Villanova     8 2 1
Boston University     6 2 0
Boston College     5 2 2
Pittsburgh     6 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 3 1
CCNY     3 4 1
Tufts     3 4 1
Colgate     3 6 0
Fordham     3 6 0
NYU     3 6 0
Temple     2 6 1
Duquesne     2 7 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
Hofstra     0 6 2
Bucknell     1 8 0
Syracuse     1 8 0
Drexel     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1948 college football season. The head coach was Jordan Olivar, coaching his sixth season with the Wildcats.

Villanova was ranked at No. 24 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[2]

  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.