The 1937 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova College during the

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. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith and played their home games at

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. Villanova ended the season undefeated with a record of 8–0–1, allowing only one score all year. They ranked 6th in the final

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, the highest finish in Wildcats team history.

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