1901 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1901 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. The team compiled a 2–3 record. A September 1901 account in The Philadelphia Inquirer identified John F. Bagley as the team's coach.[1] However, the Villanova Football Media Guide identifies John J. Egan as the coach.[2] Egan was also a player on the team.[3]

1901 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1901 record	2–3
Head coach	John F. Bagley/John J. Egan

1901 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					12	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					11	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					11	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					10	–	1	–	0
Massachusetts			–					9	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					9	–	1	–	1
Syracuse			–					7	–	1	–	0
Holy Cross			–					7	–	1	–	1
Geneva			–					6	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Western U. of Penn			–					7	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	3	–	0
Frankin & Marshall			–					7	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					10	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	2	–	0
Columbia			–					8	–	5	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					4	–	3	–	1
Tufts			–					6	–	6	–	1
Vermont			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dickinson			–					3	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					5	–	7	–	1
Amherst			–					4	–	6	–	2
Brown			–					4	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					2	–	3	–	0
Wesleyan			–					3	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					1	–	2	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
Boston College			–					1	–	8	–	0
Lehigh			–					1	–	11	–	0
New Hampshire			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rutgers			–					0	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	at Princeton	University Field Princeton, NJ	L 0–35	[4]
October 19	at Franklin & Marshall	Lancaster, PA	W 12–11	[5]
October 23	at Gallaudet	Kendall Green Washington, D.C.	L 0–12	[6]
November 2	at The Hill School	Pottstown, PA	L 5–11	[7]
	at Steelton AA	Steelton, PA	W 5–0	[2][8]

References

1. "Villanova at Work: Coach Bagley Has a Large Squad Practicing Regularly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "2005 Villanova Football Media Guide" (PDF). Villanova University. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
3. 2005 Media Guide, p. 139.
4. "Easy Walkover for the Tigers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Failure of Punt-Out Lost Game: Otherwise Franklin and Marshall Would Have Tied Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 20, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Victory for Gallaudet: Villanova Lads Defeated on Kendall Green by 12 to 0". The Evening Star. October 24, 1901. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Villanova Beaten". The Philadelphia Times. November 3, 1901. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved May 29, 2017.