Timothy O'Rourke was an American

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

player and coach. He was born on 04 Jan 1882 in Waterbury, Connecticut, son of Irish Immigrants Timothy O'Rourke and Ellen Allman. He served as the co-head football coach at Villanova College (now known as

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinians in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Sa ...

) in 1902 with Richard Kelly, compiling a record of 4–3. He was captain of the

1902 Villanova Wildcats football team The 1902 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1902 college football season. The team's captain was Timothy O'Rourke. Schedule References Villanova Villanova Wildcats football seasons Villanov ...

Head coaching record

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