1897 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1897 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University during the 1897 college football season.[1]

1897 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1897 record	3–5–1
Head coach	John F. Bagley (1st season)
Captain	John F. Bagley
Home stadium	none

1897 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn			–					15	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	2
Buffalo			–					7	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					10	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	1
Drexel			–					7	–	1	–	1
Army			–					6	–	1	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	1
Fordham			–					2	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	3	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					4	–	4	–	1
Wesleyan			–					6	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					2	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	5	–	1
Penn State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Amherst			–					2	–	6	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	2
Lehigh			–					3	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	5	–	0
Western Univ. Penn.			–					1	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	South End Wheelmen	Villanova, PA	W 14–0
October 9	at Hill School	Pottstown, PA	L 6–16
October 16	at Franklin & Marshall	Lancaster, PA	L 0–28
October 23	at Dickinson	Carlisle, PA	L 0–52
	Philadelphia Dental College	Villanova, PA	W 52–0
November 10	at Manhattan	New York, NY	L 0–8
	at Fordham	New York, NY	T 0–0
November 20	Manhattan	Villanova, PA	L 12–18
	Fordham	Villanova, PA	W 17–0

[2]

References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
2. "Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved May 27, 2017.