1959 Villanova Wildcats football team

The 1959 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1959 college football season. The head coach was Frank Regan who left the team after the first four games of the season and Joseph Rogers finished the season. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

1959 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Frank Reagan (6th season; first 4 games) Joseph Rogers (interim; final 6 games)
Captains	William Craig Edward Lemkin Frank Cappelletti
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium

1959 Eastern major college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Pittsburgh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	West Chester	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 7–13	14,000
September 27	at Xavier	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 20–48	8,918
October 3	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–20	8,000
October 10	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 6–39	13,000
October 17	at No. 5 Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 6–26	10,000
October 24	Virginia Tech	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–24	7,965
October 31	Dayton	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 22–13	6,875
November 7	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–14	21,500
November 14	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 6–12	14,500
November 21	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–40	10,365
Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game