1970 Villanova Wildcats football team

1970 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1970 record	9–2
Head coach	Lou Ferry (1st season)
Captain	Joseph Belasco, William Brannan, John Well
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The head coach was Lou Ferry, coaching his first season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland	W 21–3
September 19	Boston College	Villanova Stadium Villanova, Pennsylvania	L 21–28
September 26	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	W 37–16
October 3	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	W 34–31
October 10	at Buffalo	Rotary Field Buffalo, New York	W 17–7
October 24	Holy Cross	Villanova Stadium Villanova, Pennsylvania	W 34–14
October 31	Xavier	Villanova Stadium Villanova, Pennsylvania	W 42–14
November 7	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Virginia	L 7–34
November 14	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland	W 14–10
November 21	at [[{{{school}}}|West Chester]]	West Chester, Pennsylvania	W 30–7
November 26	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia	W 31–26