1947 Villanova

6–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Jordan Olivar.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1947, game by game: won vs. Merchant Marine 60–0; lost at Army 0–13; tied at Miami 7–7; won at Holy Cross 13–6; won vs. Detroit Mercy 14–12; lost at Boston College 0–6; won at Marquette 25–7; won vs. Georgetown 14–12; won at San Francisco 21–19; lost vs. Kentucky 14–24+60−13Won 60–0 vs. Merchant Marine+60Merchant MarineLost 0–13 at Army-13ArmyTied 7–7 at Miami0MiamiWon 13–6 at Holy Cross+7Holy CrossWon 14–12 vs. Detroit Mercy+2Detroit MercyLost 0–6 at Boston College-6Boston CollegeWon 25–7 at Marquette+18MarquetteWon 14–12 vs. Georgetown+2GeorgetownWon 21–19 at San Francisco+2San FranciscoLost 14–24 vs. Kentucky-10Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsMerchant MarineW 60–⁠078%
Sep 27atArmyL 0–⁠1322%
Oct 3atMiamiT 7–⁠748%
Oct 11atHoly CrossW 13–⁠643%
Oct 19vsDetroit MercyW 14–⁠1270%
Oct 24atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠649%
Nov 8atMarquetteW 25–⁠760%
Nov 15vsGeorgetownW 14–⁠1272%
Nov 22atSan FranciscoW 21–⁠1951%
Dec 6vsKentuckyGreat Lakes BowlL 14–⁠2453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 24–⁠14 in the Great Lakes Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
168–⁠106
Coach
Jordan Olivar
Elo
1566 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.8 No. 51 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Alfred Barker