1947 Villanova Wildcats football team explained

Year:1947
Team:Villanova Wildcats
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:6–3–1
Head Coach:Jordan Olivar
Hc Year:5th
Captain:Alfred Barker
Stadium:Shibe Park, Villanova Stadium
Bowl:Great Lakes Bowl
Bowl Result:L 14–24 vs. Kentucky

The 1947 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jordan Olivar, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and lost to Kentucky in the 1947 Great Lakes Bowl.[1] [2]

Villanova was ranked at No. 47 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]

The team played three of its home games at Shibe Park in Philadelphia and one game at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Roster

Jordan Olivar, head coach
Al Barker
Ed Berrang, drafted in the fifth round of the 1949 NFL draft
Dan Brown
Romeo Capriotti, Frankford High football star
Jim Caulfield
Tom Clavin
Cullen
Bill Doherty
Andy Gordon
Don Griffith
Kane
Komarnicki
Lilenthal
Ralph Pasquariello, drafted in the first round of the 1950 NFL draft
Bob Polidor, a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High
Steve Romanik
Sandusky
Al Schmid
John Siano, baseball and football standout from Curtis High on Staten Island
T. Smith
Billy Wolff[5] [6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1947 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 16, 2019.
  2. Web site: 2016 Villanova football Media Guide. Villanova.com. June 13, 2017.
  3. News: Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings. Times. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 18, 1947. 47. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Villanova State Game by Game Results. College Football Data Warehouse. June 14, 2017. August 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815012915/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/v/villanova/1945-1949_yearly_results.php. dead.
  5. News: It's a Sad, Sad Day For Detroit Elevens: Villanova Jinx Stops U-D, 14-12. Times. W.W. Edgar. October 20, 1947. 20. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Villanova Victor, 60-0. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mort Berry. September 21, 1947. 1S. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: 2nd-Half Rally By Villanova Ties Miami . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Mort Berry . October 4, 1947. 15, 17 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Superior Villanova Eleven Held to 13-6 Margin, but Outclasses Holy Cross. The Boston Globe. Jerry Nason. October 12, 1947. 27. Newspapers.com.