1973 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Rosenberg (2nd season)
CaptainJoe Miller, John Givens
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  11 –0 –0
No. 5 Penn State   –  12 –0 –0
No. 9 Houston   –  11 –1 –0
Temple   –  9 –1 –0
No. 20 Tulane   –  9 –3 –0
Memphis State   –  8 –3 –0
Tampa   –  8 –3 –0
Boston College   –  7 –4 –0
South Carolina   –  7 –4 –0
Utah State   –  7 –4 –0
Air Force   –  6 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  6 –4 –1
Northern Illinois   –  6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  6 –5 –0
West Virginia   –  6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  6 –5 –1
Colgate   –  5 –5 –0
Dayton   –  5 –5 –1
Xavier   –  5 –5 –1
Georgia Tech   –  5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –  5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –  5 –6 –0
Cincinnati   –  4 –7 –0
Marshall   –  4 –7 –0
Navy   –  4 –7 –0
Southern Illinois   –  3 –7 –1
Villanova   –  3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –  2 –9 –0
Virginia Tech   –  2 –9 –0
Army   –  0 –10 –0
Florida State   –  0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The head coach was Lou Ferry, coaching his fourth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Ole Miss
L 6–2436,000[2]
September 15at UMass
L 20–2112,100[3]
September 22Cincinnati*
W 14–7
September 29at Maryland
L 3–31
October 6at William & Mary
L 21–33
October 13at Tampa
L 10–17
October 27at Boston College
L 7–1116,226
November 3Delaware
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA (rivalry)
W 24–714,810[4]
November 10West Chester
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 42–14
November 17at Xavier
L 6–13[5]
November 24Temple
L 0–34
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Villanova 'beats self' at Ole Miss, 24–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 9, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ Newman, Chuck (November 4, 1973). "Villanova's Polito Destroys Delaware on 2 Punt Returns". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Xavier defeats Villanova 13–6". Press of Atlantic City. November 18, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
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