1972 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1972 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The head coach was Lou Ferry, coaching his third season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.^[1]

1972 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Lou Ferry (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Rosenberg (1st season)
Captains	Nick Sremenak Kevin Reilly
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Houston			–					6	–	4	–	1
Tulane			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss			–					3	–	7	–	1
Xavier			–					3	–	8	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	9	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9		at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–25	33,500	[2]
September 16	1:32 p.m.	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–25	34,500	[3]
September 23	1:32 p.m.	William & Mary*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 20–17	9,150	[4]
September 30	8:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–14	5,681
October 7	1:32 p.m.	Boston College	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 20–21	11,500
October 14	1:30 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–37	26,842	[5]
October 21		Quantico Marines	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 7–13
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 9–26	12,117	[6]
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Delaware	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (rivalry)	L 7–14	11,402	[7]
November 11	1:31 p.m.	Xavier	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 40–13	4,132–5,000	[8]
November 18	1:33 p.m.	Temple	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Mayor's Cup)	L 10–12	12,631	[9]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1972 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Tom Karczewski OT 75 Joe Miller WR 83 Bob Schaeffer QB 6 Mike Sunday	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 46 Kevin Reilly	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Lou Ferry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt