1974 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1974 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The head coach was Jim Weaver (first season), who resigned after news broke that he had signed to coach elsewhere in 1975 and Lou Ferry served as interim head coach for the last three games of the season. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1] Villanova was 3-1 and ranked 7th in the Lambert Trophy poll after four games. They would lose their final seven games.

1974 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record3–8
Head coachLou Ferry (interim) (0–3)
Jim Weaver (3–5)
CaptainRichard Aldrich, Charles Driesbach
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Notre Dame      10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State      10 2 0
Temple      8 2 0
Boston College      8 3 0
Utah State      8 3 0
No. 19 Houston      8 3 1
Rutgers      7 3 1
Cincinnati      7 4 0
Memphis State      7 4 0
Pittsburgh      7 4 0
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Tampa      6 5 0
Holy Cross      5 5 1
Tulane      5 6 0
Colgate      4 6 0
Northern Illinois      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
South Carolina      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
West Virginia      4 7 0
Army      3 8 0
Dayton      3 8 0
Villanova      3 8 0
Air Force      2 9 0
Syracuse      2 9 0
Florida State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7dayat RichmondL 13–14(showers)
September 141:30 pmUMass*W 17–136,500
September 21niteat ToledoW 7–0
September 281:30 pmIdaho
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 15–78,000 (rain)
October 12niteat TampaL 8–47
October 19niteat No. 19 HoustonL 0–35
October 261:30 pmBoston College
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA (Parents Weekend)
L 7–559,000
November 2dayat DelawareL 7–4920,000
November 9dayat No. 13 Maryland
L 0–4141,000
November 161:30 pmHoly Cross
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
L 6–106,000
November 231:30 pmTemple
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–1711,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References

  1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  2. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.