Who was the 1907 football team captain for the oldest Catholic university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?
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1907 Villanova Wildcats football team The 1907 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University during the 1907 college football season. The Wildcats team captain was Joseph Slavin.
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Villanova University Villanova University is a private research university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the United States. Named after Saint Thomas of Villanova, the school is the oldest Catholic university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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1907 Chicago Maroons football team The 1907 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1907 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 4–1 record, finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 4–0 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 147 to 42.
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1891 Rutgers Queensmen football team The 1891 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1891 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach William A. Reynolds, the Queensmen compiled an 8–6 record and outscored their opponents, 265 to 137. The team's captain was Philip Milledoler Brett, who later served as university president at Rutgers.
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Oliver D. Mann Oliver Davis Mann (December 10, 1877 – July 9, 1956) was an American football player and coach. A native of Danville, Illinois, he attended Rutgers College, graduating in the Class of 1901. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from 1897 to 1900. "The New York Times" wrote that Mann "for three years was the Captain of the best team Rutgers College ever had on the gridiron." He was also Rutgers' head football coach in the 1903 and 1905 seasons. In two seasons as head coach, Mann compiled a record of 7–10–1. He later resided in Danville, Illinois. In a draft registration card completed at the time of World War I, Mann indicted that he was a self-employed lawyer in Danville. He died in July 1956 and was buried at the Spring Hill Mausoleum in Danville.
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Frank Piekarski Frank Anthony Piekarski (August 17, 1879 – August 15, 1951) was an American football player and coach who later served as a judge in Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he played college football for the Penn Quakers as a guard from 1901 to 1904. Piekarski was a third-team selection to the 1903 College Football All-America Team and a consensus first-team pick on the 1904 College Football All-America Team. He was among the first Polish-Americans to gain recognition in college football.
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1907 Ole Miss Rebels football team The 1907 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1907 college football season. In what would be Mason's final game as head coach, Ole Miss faced rival Mississippi A&M on a cold, wet Thanksgiving Day. Before the second half began, Mason brought out an urn filled with whisky-laced coffee in an attempt to warm his players. Sloppy second-half play resulted in a 15 to 0 Ole Miss loss. After the game, many of the players blamed Mason for the loss and when asked if the team was returning home that night, Mason was quoted as saying "Yes, the team is going north at 11 o'clock. I'm going in another direction, and hope I never see them again!"
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A. C. Read Augustus Clement Read (c.1869 - August 17, 1916) was a college football player and the captain of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team, and a college shot putter. He was from Delano, Pennsylvania.
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1907 Indiana Hoosiers football team The 1907 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1907 college football season. In their third season under head coach James M. Sheldon, the Hoosiers compiled a 4–2 record, finished in a tie for last place in the Big Nine Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 85 to 57.
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1907 Western Reserve football team The 1907 Western Reserve football team represented Western Reserve University of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1907 college football season. The team's coach was William B. Seaman .
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James Farragher James Francis Farragher (September 10, 1873 – February 22, 1949) was an American football player and coach. He played left tackle at the University of Notre Dame in the early 1900s. He is often identified in official university histories as the team's head coach for the 1902–1903 season. This claim remains controversial among sports historians, some of whom assign this honor to Farragher's teammate, All-American Louis "Red" Salmon, who served as team captain during the 1902–1903 season. Both men are routinely credited as acting coaches in official histories of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
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Dutch Sommer Frank A. "Dutch" Sommer (January 1, 1886 – December 1942) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Colgate University (1912), Pennsylvania Military College—now known as Widener University (1913), Villanova College—now Villanova University (1914–1915, 1924), and Michigan Agricultural College—now Michigan State University (1916), compiling a career record of 26–13–5. Sommer coached at Colgate in 1912, where he compiled a record of 5–2. He then coached at Villanova for 1914, 1915, and later for one season in 1924. His overall record there was 12–9–2. In his only season at Michigan Agricultural in 1916, Sommer led the Spartans to a 4–2–1 record. Sommer was a former All-American halfback from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a L.L.B. degree at Penn, graduating in 1913. He died in Philadelphia in December 1942.
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1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1907 college football season. The team was coached by William C. "King" Cole and played their home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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1907 Western University of Pennsylvania Panthers football team 1907 Western University of Pennsylvania Panthers football team
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Andrew G. Reid Andrew Graham Reid (May 24, 1878 – July 6, 1941) was an American football player, coach, and official, athletics administrator, professor of mathematics, businessman, and lawyer. He played football for the University of Michigan's 1901 "Point-a-Minute" team. He was the head football coach and athletic director at Monmouth College in Illinois from 1907 to 1909. He also served as a football official in Big Ten Conference football games.
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Jesse R. Langley Jesse Raymond Langley (July 23, 1877 – December 5, 1933) was an American football player and coach, patent attorney, and U.S. Army officer. He played football for the University of Michigan from 1904 to 1907. He was the head football coach at Texas Christian University from 1908 to 1909.
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Francis P. Smith Francis P. Smith, C.S.Sp. (1907–1990) was a Roman Catholic priest and the seventh president of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, from 1946 until 1950.
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1926 Villanova Wildcats football team The 1926 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1926 college football season. The Wildcats team captain was Richard Moynihan.
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1917 Villanova Wildcats football team The 1917 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1917 college football season. The Wildcats team captain was Charles McGuckin.
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1876 Penn Quakers football team The 1876 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1876 college football season. They finished with a 1–2 record. This was the first season for the Penn Quakers football team.
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Vere Triechler Vere Triechler (June 5, 1879 – April 28, 1947) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He held that position for the 1907 season. His coaching record at Franklin & Marshall was 4–6.
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1907 Geneva Covenanters football team The 1907 Geneva Covenanters football team represented the Geneva College during the 1907 college football season. The head coach was Arthur McKean coaching the team in his first year. The team finished the season with a final record of 4–5–2.