1959 Villanova Wildcats football team

1959 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1959 record	1–9
Head coach	Frank Reagan (0–4) Joseph Rogers (interim) (1–5)
Captain	William Craig, Edward Lemkin, Frank Cappelletti
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	2	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State			–					6	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					5	–	4	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	7	–	0
Oregon State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					1	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The head coach was Frank Regan who left the team after the first four games of the season and Joseph Rogers finished the season. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	[[{{{school}}}|West Chester]]	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 7–13
September 26	at Xavier	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 20–48
October 3	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–20
October 10	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 6–39
October 17	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 6–26
October 24	VPI	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–24
October 31	Dayton	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 22–13
November 7	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–14
November 14	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 6–12
November 21	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–40