1962 Villanova

7–⁠3, coached by Alexander F. Bell.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1962, game by game: won vs. West Chester 31–6; won vs. VMI 24–0; lost vs. Boston College 13–28; won at Buffalo 36–6; won at Delaware 22–10; won vs. Xavier 16–8; won vs. Detroit Mercy 14–0; lost vs. Massachusetts 18–19; won at Rutgers 34–12; lost vs. Oregon State 0–6+30−15Won 31–6 vs. West Chester+25West ChesterWon 24–0 vs. VMI+24VMILost 13–28 vs. Boston College-15Boston CollegeWon 36–6 at Buffalo+30BuffaloWon 22–10 at Delaware+12DelawareWon 16–8 vs. Xavier+8XavierWon 14–0 vs. Detroit Mercy+14Detroit MercyLost 18–19 vs. Massachusetts-1MassachusettsWon 34–12 at Rutgers+22RutgersLost 0–6 vs. Oregon State-6Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsWest ChesterW 31–⁠689%
Sep 22vsVMIW 24–⁠057%
Sep 29vsBoston CollegeL 13–⁠2864%
Oct 6atBuffaloW 36–⁠661%
Oct 20atDelawareW 22–⁠1092%
Oct 27vsXavierW 16–⁠869%
Nov 3vsDetroit MercyW 14–⁠078%
Nov 10vsMassachusettsL 18–⁠1990%
Nov 17atRutgersW 34–⁠1250%
Dec 15vsOregon StateLiberty BowlL 0–⁠643%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 6–⁠0 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-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 1962.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
208–⁠95
Coach
Alexander F. Bell
Elo
1561 +49 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.4 No. 59 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charlie Johnson

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 3Larry Glueck DBChicago Bears
Rd 5Larry Glueck DBSan Diego Chargers (AFL)