Villanova at Army

Saturday, October 27, 1917

Army beat Villanova 21–⁠7. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Army led the series 6–⁠1.

AwayVillanova0–⁠2 in 1917
7
HomeArmy7–⁠1 in 1917
21

FinalHigh 66°F, low 50°F

In the newspapers

  • The Harrisburg telegraph's story: DECISIVE WINNER IN GAME WITH STETO FINAL RIFLE MATCH SPORTS Football Scores Hung Up Saturday

    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.

Army leads 18–⁠3 in 21 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Army 49, Villanova 10
1977Army 34, Villanova 32
1975Villanova 10, Army 0
1960Army 54, Villanova 0
1959Army 14, Villanova 0
1958Army 26, Villanova 0

Around this game

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