1896 Villanova Wildcats football team

1896 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1896 record	10–4
Head coach	James A. McDonald (2nd season)
Captain	James A. McDonald
Home stadium	none
Seasons

The 1896 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University during the 1896 college football season. The Wildcats team captain was James McDonald.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, PA	W 16–0
October 3	at Delaware	Wilmington, DE	W 14–0
	at Penn B Team	Philadelphia, PA	L 5–36
	[[{{{school}}}|Ursinus]]	Villanova, PA	W 21–0
	at [[{{{school}}}|Haverford]]	Haverford, PA	W 5–4
October 21	Swarthmore	Villanova, PA	W 10–0
	Philadelphia Dental College	Villanova, PA	W 10–0
	at [[{{{school}}}|West Chester]]	West Chester, PA	L 0–18
	at Ursinus	Collegeville, PA	W 12–4
	at Philadelphia Dental College	Philadelphia, PA	W 12–0
	Jefferson Medical College	Villanova, PA	W 28–0
	at [[{{{school}}}|Pennsylvania Military]]	Chester, PA	W 24–6
	South Jersey Institute	Bridgeton, NJ	L 0–4
	Warren AA	?	L 0–22