1947 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1947 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jordan Olivar, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and lost to Kentucky in the 1947 Great Lakes Bowl.

1947 Villanova Wildcats football
Great Lakes Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainAlfred Barker
Home stadiumShibe Park, Villanova Stadium
1947 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State    9 0 1
Muhlenberg    9 1 0
Buffalo    8 1 0
No. 11 Army    5 2 2
Villanova    6 3 1
Boston University    5 3 0
Hofstra    5 3 0
Tufts    5 3 0
Franklin & Marshall    4 3 1
Boston College    5 4 0
Holy Cross    4 4 2
Springfield    4 4 0
Syracuse    3 6 0
CCNY    2 5 1
NYU    2 5 1
Colgate    1 5 2
Temple    2 6 0
Bucknell    2 7 0
Duquesne    2 8 0
Fordham    1 6 1
Merchant Marine    2 9 0
Pittsburgh    1 8 0
Carnegie Tech    0 6 0
Drexel    0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Villanova was ranked at No. 47 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

The team played three of its home games at Shibe Park in Philadelphia and one game at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

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