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1940 Villanova Wildcats football team

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The 1940 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1940 college football season. The head coach was Clipper Smith, coaching his fifth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Headcoach
CaptainMichael Basca
Quick facts Villanova Wildcats football, Conference ...
1940 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainMichael Basca
Home stadiumShibe Park
Seasons
 1939
1941 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1940 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boston College  1100
Duquesne  710
No. 14 Penn  611
Penn State  611
No. 12 Fordham  720
No. 15 Cornell  620
La Salle  620
Princeton  521
Columbia  522
Brown  631
Bucknell  422
Boston University  530
Colgate  530
Hofstra  430
Harvard  323
Dartmouth  540
Temple  441
Tufts  440
Vermont  440
Villanova  450
Pittsburgh  341
Syracuse  341
Buffalo  350
Carnegie Tech  350
Manhattan  360
Providence  360
NYU  270
Yale  170
Army  171
CCNY  151
Massachusetts State  180
Rankings from AP Poll
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Villanova was ranked at No. 56 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Pennsylvania MilitaryW 53–14
October 11Florida
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 28–022,000[3]
October 19vs. BaylorL 0–713,000[4]
October 27Detroit
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–1030,251[5]
November 1Kansas
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 33–712,000[6]
November 9at Temple
L 0–2820,000[7]
November 16at ManhattanW 13–610,126[8]
November 23Duquesne
  • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 10–1415,000[9]
December 7at AuburnL 10–136,500[10]
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