Villanova at Army
Saturday, October 27, 1917 Share
Army beat Villanova 21–7. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Army led the series 6–1.
FinalHigh 66°F, low 50°F
In the newspapers

Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., October 29, 1917, page 11 (results column)
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DECISIVE WINNER IN GAME WITH STETO FINAL RIFLE MATCH SPORTS Football Scores Hung Up Saturday Tech. 2S: Steelton. Z. Pittsburgh, IA; Pennsylvania, 6. Brown. z; Colgate, 6. Cornell, 20; Bucknell, o. Carlisle Indians, 15; John Hop. kins, Z. Army, 21; Villanova, 7. Navy, SO; Haverford. 0. Penn Fresh, a Yale Fresh. Z. Harvard, 0; Naval Reserves, 0. Muhlenberg, g. Lafayette, o. Swarthmore, As: F. and NJ, 0. Dartmouth, 21; New Hampshire, O Lehigh, SO; Lebanon Valley, Z. Princeton Fresh, 12; Phillips Exeter, O. . Ursinus. 20; Albright, Z. West Virginia, 60: Gettysburg, 0. Holy Cross, 13; Rhode Island, 0. w. and J., S5; Geneva. O. Allentown Ambulance Corps, 81; U. S. Marines, 0. University of Buffalo, 6; st. Bona venture, 12. Maine, O.: Culby, 0. Springfield, 2S: Worcester Tech, O. Ohio, 21: Cincinnati, O. Wisconsin, 20; Iowa. 0. Vanderbilt, SO; Howard, 0. ,Sewanee, Z; Kentucky, o.. Auburn, 13; Mississippi Aggies. 6. Washinton and Lee, 2S; North Carolina Aggies. Z. Georgetown. 5s; V. P. l., o. Syracuse, 5S; Tufts, 0. Penn-State, s: w. Va. Wesleyan. Z. Ohio State, 81; Denison, o. Oberlin. 13; Case. 0. Michigan. 20; Nebraska, 0. Illinois, 81; Purdue. 0. Harvard Freshmen, SO; Worcester Academy, Z. Hamilton, IA; Rochester, 0. Bowdoin, 13; Bates, O. Amherst, IA; Wesleyan, 3. Trinity, 65 Co. A, Signal Corps, 0. Holy Cross, 13; Rhole Island State, O. Rensselaer,, 90: st. Lawrence, 0. Stevens, 20; Middlebury, 6. Carnegie Technical, o; Allie gheny, 0. Williams. 8; Columbia. 6. Rutgers, 2S; Fordham, 0. New York University, o; Union, 0. Wooster, 3S; Baldwin Wallace, 0. Wittenberg, 4 Kenyon, 0. Wake Forest, 13; Maryland State, 20. Andover, Z; Harvard Radio, Z. Princeton. 6; Camp Dix, 0. Notre Dame, 40; South Dakota, D. Kansas, Z; Ames. 0. Colorado College. 21; University of Utah. 0. South Dakota State, 13; North Dakota University, 6. Rice, 13; Texas, 0. Missouri. 40; Drake, 0. Marquette University, 2S; Haskell Indians. 0. Detroit, 4: Michigan Aggies, 0. Wooster, 3S; Baldwin Wallace, U.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Army 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Villanova–Army gameArmy leads 18–3 in 21 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.
| 2022 | Army 49, Villanova 10 | |
| 1977 | Army 34, Villanova 32 | |
| 1975 | Villanova 10, Army 0 | |
| 1960 | Army 54, Villanova 0 | |
| 1959 | Army 14, Villanova 0 | |
| 1958 | Army 26, Villanova 0 |
Around this game
Villanova
- Next gameat NavyNov. 17, 1917
- SeasonVillanova in 1917
- ProgramVillanova history and records
Army
- Next gamevs. Notre DameNov. 3, 1917
- SeasonArmy in 1917
- ProgramArmy history and records

