Jordan Olivar

Jordan Olivar

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	January 30, 1915 Brooklyn, New York
Died	October 17, 1990 (aged 75) Inglewood, California
Playing career
1935–1937	Villanova
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1943–1948	Villanova
1949–1951	Loyola Marymount
1952–1962	Yale
Head coaching record
Overall	111–63–8
Bowls	0–1
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Ivy (1956, 1960)

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 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. He died of lung cancer on October 17, 1990 at his home in Inglewood, California.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Villanova Wildcats (NCAA University Division independent) (1943–1948)
1943	Villanova	5–3
1944	Villanova	4–4
1945	Villanova	4–4
1946	Villanova	6–4
1947	Villanova	6–3–1			L Great Lakes
1948	Villanova	8–2–1
Villanova:		33–20–2
Loyola Marymount Lions (Independent) (1949–1951)
1949	Loyola Marymount	6–4
1950	Loyola Marymount	8–1
1951	Loyola Marymount	3–6
Loyola Marymount:		17–11
Yale Bulldogs (NCAA University Division 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	8–1	7–0	1st		17
1957	Yale	6–2–1	4–2–1	3rd
1958	Yale	2–7	0–7	8th
1959	Yale	6–3	4–3	T–3rd
1960	Yale	9–0	7–0	1st		18	14
1961	Yale	4–5	3–4	5th
1962	Yale	2–5–2	1–5–1	7th
Yale:		61–32–6	26–21–2
Total:		111–63–8
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

1. AP (October 19, 1990). "Jordan Olivar, 75, College Football Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2015.

External links

• Jordan Olivar at the College Football Data Warehouse