1963 Villanova

5–⁠4, coached by Alexander F. Bell.

Schedule and results

Villanova in 1963, game by game: won vs. West Chester 21–9; won at Toledo 18–14; lost vs. Buffalo 7–14; lost at Boston College 0–34; won vs. George Washington 14–13; lost at Xavier 0–27; won vs. Holy Cross 22–14; won at Detroit Mercy 28–14; lost vs. Quantico Marines 0–16+14−34Won 21–9 vs. West Chester+12West ChesterWon 18–14 at Toledo+4ToledoLost 7–14 vs. Buffalo-7BuffaloLost 0–34 at Boston College-34Boston CollegeWon 14–13 vs. George Washington+1George Washingt…Lost 0–27 at Xavier-27XavierWon 22–14 vs. Holy Cross+8Holy CrossWon 28–14 at Detroit Mercy+14Detroit MercyLost 0–16 vs. Quantico Marines-16Quantico Marines
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Quantico Marines 16–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 50th-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 1963.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
110–⁠155
Coach
Alexander F. Bell
Elo
1447 −94 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−16.7 No. 105 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Jim Thomas