1971 Villanova Wildcats football team

1971 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1971 record	6–4–1
Head coach	Lou Ferry (2nd season)
Captain	John Babinecz, John Heim
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	2	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	8	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The head coach was Lou Ferry, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 28–13
September 18	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 7–10
September 25	VMI*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 13–3
October 2	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 15–23
October 9	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–23
October 15	at Houston	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 9–42
October 23	at Tampa	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	W 24–3
October 30	at Xavier	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 33–27
November 6	Boston	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 48–0
November 13	at Dayton	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	W 14–7
November 26	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 13–13
*Non-conference game

Roster

1971 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Karczewski, TomTom Karczewski 3.0 !So WR 88 Siani, MikeMike Siani 7.0 !Sr TE 83 Schaeffer, BobBob Schaeffer 5.0 !Jr QB 11 Sunday, MikeMike Sunday 3.0 !So QB 15 Woodring, DarylDaryl Woodring 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 23 Ammerman, TomTom Ammerman 3.0 !So LB 64 Babinecz, JohnJohn Babinecz 7.0 !Sr DT 75 Miller, JoeJoe Miller 3.0 !So DB 26 O'Neil, DanDan O'Neil 7.0 !Sr LB 46 Reilly, KevinKevin Reilly 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Lou Ferry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt