1970 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1970 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The head coach was Lou Ferry, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

1970 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Belasco, William Brannan, John Well
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame    10 1 0
Villanova    9 2 0
No. 16 Air Force    9 3 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech    9 3 0
Boston College    8 2 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 0
West Virginia    8 3 0
No. 17 Tulane    8 4 0
No. 18 Penn State    7 3 0
West Texas State    7 3 0
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Florida State    7 4 0
Virginia Tech    5 6 0
Syracuse    6 4 0
Dayton    5 4 1
Pittsburgh    5 5 0
Rutgers    5 5 0
Utah State    5 5 0
Colgate    5 6 0
Southern Miss    5 6 0
New Mexico State    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    3 8 0
Northern Illinois    3 7 0
Marshall    3 6 0
Buffalo    2 9 0
Navy    2 9 0
Army    1 9 1
Xavier    1 9 0
Holy Cross    0 10 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at MarylandW 21–3
September 19Boston CollegeL 21–2812,832
September 26at Santa ClaraW 37–16
October 3at No. 4 DelawareW 34–3119,067[2]
October 10at BuffaloW 17–7
October 24Holy Cross
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 34–1413,174[3]
October 31Xavier
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 42–1410,012[4]
November 7at Virginia TechL 7–3416,000[5]
November 14at NavyW 14–10
November 21at West ChesterW 30–7
November 26at TempleW 31–2615,233[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1970 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 88 Mike Siani Jr
TE 83 Bob Schaeffer So
QB 15 Daryl Woodring Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 64 John Babinecz Jr
DB 26 Dan O'Neil Jr
LB 62 Mike Palmer So
LB 46 Kevin Reilly So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  2. Finocchiaro, Ray (October 5, 1970). "Hens won everything but game". The Morning News. p. 26. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Newman, Chuck (October 25, 1970). "Villanova blasts winless Holy Cross, 34–14, as Mike Siani breaks 3 school records". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 1. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Villanova romps 42–14 for 6th win". The Morning Call. November 1, 1970. Retrieved May 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Virginia Tech hands Villanova first loss in six games, 34–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2017.


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