Jordan Olivar

Jordan A. Olivar (January 30, 1915 – October 17, 1990) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Villanova College—now known as Villanova University—from 1943 to 1948, at Loyola University of Los Angeles—now known as Loyola Marymount University—from 1949 to 1951, and at Yale University from 1952 to 1962, compiling an overall record of 111–63–8. Olivar led the Yale Bulldogs to two Ivy League championships, in 1956 and 1960. The 1960 Yale team finished the season ranked 14 in the AP Poll, which is the most recent year end poll in which Yale has been within the top 25. He died of lung cancer on October 17, 1990 at his home in Inglewood, California.[1]

Jordan Olivar
Biographical details
Born(1915-01-30)January 30, 1915
Brooklyn, New York
DiedOctober 17, 1990(1990-10-17) (aged 75)
Inglewood, California
Playing career
Football
1935–1937Villanova
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942Roman Catholic HS (PA)
1943–1948Villanova
1949–1951Loyola (CA)
1952–1962Yale
Basketball
1942–1943Roman Catholic HS (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall111–63–8 (college football)
Bowls1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Ivy (1956, 1960)

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1943–1948)
1943 Villanova 5–3
1944 Villanova 4–4
1945 Villanova 4–4
1946 Villanova 6–4
1947 Villanova 6–3–1L Great Lakes
1948 Villanova 8–2–1W Harbor
Villanova: 33–20–2
Loyola Lions (Independent) (1949–1951)
1949 Loyola 6–4
1950 Loyola 8–1
1951 Loyola 3–6
Loyola: 17–11
Yale Bulldogs (Independent) (1952–1955)
1952 Yale 7–2
1953 Yale 5–2–2
1954 Yale 5–3–1
1955 Yale 7–2
Yale Bulldogs (Ivy League) (1956–1962)
1956 Yale 8–17–01st17
1957 Yale 6–2–14–2–13rd
1958 Yale 2–70–78th
1959 Yale 6–34–3T–3rd
1960 Yale 9–07–01st1814
1961 Yale 4–53–45th
1962 Yale 2–5–21–5–17th
Yale: 61–32–626–21–2
Total:111–63–8
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Jordan Olivar, 75, College Football Coach". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 19, 1990. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
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