Villanova University
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Name History:
| Villanova College | 1842-1953 |
| Villanova University | 1953-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1866 | 2-1 | |
| 1867 | 2-1 | |
| 1868 | 3-0 | |
| 1869 | 5-2 | |
| 1870 | 7-3 | |
| 1871 | 2-0 | |
| 1872 | 5-2 | |
| 1873 | 1-2 | |
| 1874 | 1-1 | |
| 1875-81 No Team | ||
| 1882 | 1-0 | |
| 1883-88 No Team | ||
| 1889 | 8-1 | |
| 1890 | 3-0 | |
| 1891 | 1-1 | |
| 1892 | No Team | |
| 1893 | 12-1 | |
| 1894 | 8-3 | |
| 1895 | 11-4 | |
| 1896 | 8-5 | |
| 1897 | 13-3 | |
| 1898 | 15-4 | Richard J. Harley |
| 1899 | 11-5-1 | Richard J. Harley |
| 1900 | 13-3 | Richard J. Harley |
| 1901 | 8-5 | Francis R. Donahue |
| 1902 | 8-9 | Francis R. Donahue |
| 1903 | 7-12 | Richard J. Harley |
| 1904 | 10-6 | Richard J. Harley |
| 1905 | 23-13-2 | Fred J. Crolius |
| 1906 | 13-7 | Fred J. Crolius |
| 1907 | 20-4 | Fred J. Crolius |
| 1908 | 32-3-2 | Fred J. Crolius |
| 1909 | 18-8 | Fred J. Crolius |
| 1910 | 8-7-1 | Fred J. Crolius |
| 1911 | 4-5-1 | Fred J. Crolius |
| 1912 | 2-7 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1913 | 7-7 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1914 | 8-9 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1915 | 10-9-1 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1916 | 7-8 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1917 | 6-4-1 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1918 | 8-3 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1919 | 9-9 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1920 | 8-6 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1921 | 5-7-1 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1922 | 9-5 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1923 | 16-5 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1924 | 12-8 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1925 | 16-10 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1926 | 19-3 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1927 | 14-7 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1928 | 18-4 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1929 | 8-10 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1930 | 12-10 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1931 | 5-14 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1932 | 10-6 | Charles A. McGeehan |
| 1933 | 8-3 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1934 | 7-5 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1935 | 9-3 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1936 | 11-3 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1937 | 8-5 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1938 | 10-3 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1939 | 10-4 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1940 | 15-1 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1941 | 16-5 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1942 | 6-3 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1943 | 4-2 | George W. (Doc) Jacobs |
| 1944 | 7-8-2 | Alexander G. Severance/Edward J. McCarthy |
| 1945 | 5-9 | Edward J. McCarthy |
| 1946 | 12-6 | Phillip W. Weinert |
| 1947 | 13-5 | Phillip W. Weinert |
| 1948 | 12-7 | Phillip W. Weinert |
| 1949 | 6-10 | Phillip W. Weinert |
| 1950 | 5-8 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1951 | 10-7 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1952 | 10-4-1 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1953 | 10-6-1 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1954 | 13-7 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1955 | 17-5 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1956 | 11-7 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1957 | 6-14-2 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1958 | 13-6 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1959 | 12-8 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1960 | 15-5 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1961 | 17-4 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1962 | 12-8 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1963 | 13-9 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1964 | 9-7 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1965 | 15-5 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1966 | 8-5 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1967 | 13-4 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1968 | 13-6 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1969 | 9-6 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1970 | 12-7 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1971 | 11-12 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1972 | 8-6-1 | Arthur L. Mahan |
| 1973 | 5-13 | Larry Shane |
| 1974 | 7-10 | Larry Shane |
| 1975 | 9-16 | Larry Shane |
| 1976 | 6-19-1 | Larry Shane |
| 1977 | 10-11 | Larry Shane |
| 1978 | 11-18 | Larry Shane |
| 1979 | 16-9 | Larry Shane |
| 1980 | 21-7 | Larry Shane |
| 1981 | 20-12 | Larry Shane |
| 1982 | 9-18 | Larry Shane |
| 1983 | 5-15 | Larry Shane |
| 1984 | 14-20-1 | Larry Shane |
| 1985 | 20-23-1 | Larry Shane |
| 1986 | 21-20-1 | George Bennett |
| 1987 | 35-18 | George Bennett |
| 1988 | 32-22 | George Bennett |
| 1989 | 42-13 | George Bennett |
| 1990 | 33-16 | George Bennett |
| 1991 | 37-15-1 | George Bennett |
| 1992 | 22-21 | George Bennett |
| 1993 | 27-15-1 | George Bennett |
| 1994 | 18-23 | George Bennett |
| 1995 | 40-14 | George Bennett |
| 1996 | 25-20 | George Bennett |
| 1997 | 29-27 | George Bennett |
| 1998 | 26-21-1 | George Bennett |
| 1999 | 27-26-1 | George Bennett |
| 2000 | 24-26 | George Bennett |
| 2001 | 25-25-1 | George Bennett |
| 2002 | 30-23 | Joseph J. Godri |
| 2003 | 14-32 | Joseph J. Godri |
| 2004 | 31-20-1 | Joseph J. Godri |
| 2005 | 28-21-2 | Joseph J. Godri |
| 2006 | 27-27 | Joseph J. Godri |
| 2007 | 29-25 | Joseph J. Godri |
| 2008 | 30-28 | Joseph J. Godri |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Dennis J. Mack | Easton, PA | 1866-70 | 5/6/1871 |
| Francis R. (Red) Donahue | Waterbury, CT | 1890-93 | 5/6/1893 |
| Bernard J. McFadden | Eckley, PA | 1898-00 | 4/24/1901 |
| John F. (Jack) Hayden | Bryn Mawr, PA | 1900 | 4/26/1901 |
| Michael J. O'Neill | Maam, IRE | 1900-01 | 9/20/1901 |
| Patrick J. (Paddy) Greene | Providence, RI | 1902 | 9/10/1902 |
| Michael J. Doolan (Doolittle) | Ashland, PA | 1902 | 4/14/1905 |
| Thomas H. Catterson | Warwick, RI | 1905 | 9/19/1908 |
| Bernard E. (Bert) Daniels | Danville, IL | 1906 | 6/25/1910 |
| Joseph F. Walsh | Minersville, PA | 1907-10 | 10/8/1910 |
| Michael J. Murphy | Forestville, PA | 1911 | 5/17/1912 |
| John E. (Eddie) Murphy | Hancock, NY | 1911 | 8/26/1912 |
| James H. Savage | Southington, CT | 1906-08 | 9/3/1912 |
| Frederick F. Lear | New York, NY | 1913-15 | 6/7/1915 |
| Vincent L. Molyneaux | Lewiston, NY | 1915-17 | 7/5/1917 |
| Edward C. Cotter | Hartford, CT | 1923-26 | 6/12/1926 |
| Joseph B. Connell | Bethlehem, PA | 1923-26 | 6/15/1926 |
| Alfred K. Smith | Norristown, PA | 1926 (FR) | 6/18/1926 |
| Francis M. Skaff | La Crosse, WI | 1933-35 | 9/11/1935 |
| Benjamin R. Geraghty | Jersey City, NJ | 1934-36 | 4/17/1936 |
| Raymond T. Stoviak | Scottdale, PA | 1936-38 | 6/5/1938 |
| James B. (Mickey) Vernon | Marcus Hook, PA | 1937-38 | 7/8/1939 |
| Gerard A. (Jim) Schelle | Baltimore, MD | 1937-38 | 7/23/1939 |
| Arthur L. Mahan | Somerville, MA | 1934-36 | 4/30/1940 |
| Leonard R. Merullo | Boston, MA | 1937-38 | 9/12/1941 |
| Nathaniel M. (Mike) Garbark | Houston, TX | 1936-38 | 4/18/1944 |
| Franklin J. Kreutzer | Buffalo, NY | 1959-60 | 9/20/1962 |
| Bruce Howard | Salisbury, MD | 1962 | 9/4/1963 |
| Rafael Novoa | New York, NY | 1986-89 | 7/31/1990 |
| Gary T. Scott | New Rochelle, NY | 1987-89 | 4/9/1991 |
| Eugene D. Schall | Abington, PA | 1989-92 | 6/16/1995 |
| Michael R. Neill | Martinsville, VA | 1989-91 | 7/27/1998 |
| Lawrence M. (Mike) Porzio | Waterbury, CT | 1991-92 | 7/9/1999 |
| Brian J. Slocum | New Rochelle, NY | 2000-02 | 4/22/2006 |
| bold | member of Villanova Hall of Fame |
| (FR) | played on freshman team only |
Conference Affiliations:
| ECAC South | |
| Big East Conference | 1985-date |
Highlights:
William J. Dietrich (DB 4/13/1933), Erling A. (Swede) Larsen (DB 6/17/1936), Nicholas R. Etten (DB 9/8/1938) attended
Big East Conference (South Division) champion 1988...Big East Conference champion 1993...Big East Conference (National Division) champion 1996...Big East Conference tournament champion 1989, 1991
All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1991 | Gene Schall (ABCA) |
| 1991 | Mike Neill (ABCA) |
