Villanova vs. West Chester
Villanova and West Chester have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1933; Villanova leads the series 11–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Villanova 9–1, and Villanova has won the last 4. Share
- Villanova wins
- 11
- West Chester wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1933
- Longest streak
- 5 Villanova
- Current streak
- 4 Villanova
- Last 10 meetings
- Villanova 9–1
- Most recent
- 1973
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 7–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–0 |
- Average margin
- 23.2 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Villanova
- 11–1 Villanova’s record at home
- At West Chester
- 1–0 West Chester’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Villanova’s biggest win1968: Villanova 63, West Chester 3by 60 points
- West Chester’s biggest win1959: West Chester 13, Villanova 7by 6 points
- Upset1959: West Chester 13, Villanova 7West Chester had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1967: West Chester 14, Villanova 9West Chester had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers
1963 · The Nome nugget, Sep 23, 1963
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Nov 10, 1973 | Villanova 42, West Chester 14 | at Villanova | ||
| Nov 21, 1970 | Villanova 30, West Chester 7 | at Villanova | ||
| Sep 13, 1969 | Villanova 41, West Chester 14 | at Villanova | ||
| Nov 23, 1968 | Villanova 63, West Chester 3 | at Villanova | ||
| Sep 16, 1967 | West Chester 14, Villanova 9 | at West Chester | ||
| Oct 22, 1966 | Villanova 15, West Chester 0 | at Villanova | ||
| Oct 23, 1965 | Villanova 28, West Chester 13 | at Villanova | ||
| Sep 21, 1963 | Villanova 21, West Chester 9 | at Villanova | ||
| Sep 15, 1962 | Villanova 31, West Chester 6 | at Villanova | ||
| Nov 4, 1961 | Villanova 40, West Chester 13 | at Villanova | ||
| Sep 19, 1959 | West Chester 13, Villanova 7 | at Villanova | ||
| Sep 20, 1958 | Villanova 28, West Chester 14 | at Villanova | ||
| Sep 23, 1933 | Villanova 45, West Chester 0 | at Villanova |
Every game is listed as played on the field.