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

Olivar, circa 1951
Biographical details
Born	(1915-01-30)January 30, 1915 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	October 17, 1990(1990-10-17) (aged 75) Inglewood, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1935–1937	Villanova
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942	Roman Catholic HS (PA)
1943–1948	Villanova
1949–1951	Loyola (CA)
1952–1962	Yale
Basketball
1942–1943	Roman Catholic HS (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall	111–63–8 (college football)
Bowls	1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Ivy (1956, 1960)

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	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	6–3–1			L Great Lakes
1948	Villanova	8–2–1			W 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	8–1	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 or championship game berth
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

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