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1961 Villanova

8–⁠2, coached by Alexander F. Bell.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1961, game by game: won at Miami (OH) 33–0; won vs. VMI 22–0; won at Holy Cross 20–6; won at Massachusetts 33–13; won vs. Buffalo 28–6; lost at Boston College 6–22; won vs. Quantico Marines 34–0; won vs. West Chester 40–13; lost at Detroit Mercy 6–20; won vs. Wichita State 17–9+34−16Won 33–0 at Miami (OH)+33Miami (OH)Won 22–0 vs. VMI+22VMIWon 20–6 at Holy Cross+14Holy CrossWon 33–13 at Massachusetts+20MassachusettsWon 28–6 vs. Buffalo+22BuffaloLost 6–22 at Boston College-16Boston CollegeWon 34–0 vs. Quantico Marines+34Quantico MarinesWon 40–13 vs. West Chester+27West ChesterLost 6–20 at Detroit Mercy-14Detroit MercyWon 17–9 vs. Wichita State+8Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atMiami (OH)W 33–⁠027%
Sep 23vsVMIW 22–⁠035%
Sep 30atHoly CrossW 20–⁠636%
Oct 7atMassachusettsW 33–⁠1370%
Oct 14vsBuffaloW 28–⁠680%
Oct 21atBoston CollegeL 6–⁠2253%
Oct 28vsQuantico MarinesW 34–⁠087%
Nov 4vsWest ChesterW 40–⁠1388%
Nov 10atDetroit MercyL 6–⁠2041%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsWichita StateSun BowlW 17–⁠940%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 17–⁠9 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 25th-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 1961.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
239–⁠89
Coach
Alexander F. Bell
Elo
1518 +153 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.0 No. 67 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Richard Ross

Drafted in 1962

The 1962 draft
Rd 7Frank Budd WRPhiladelphia Eagles