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Holy Cross vs Villanova Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Holy Cross and Villanova.

PROGRAM ONEHoly Cross6 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD6–14WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOVillanova14 recorded wins
20Recorded meetings
1943Earliest documented
2021Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

20 games
  1. 1943
    Holy Cross12 — 7Villanova
    Nov 13, 1943Holy Cross won
  2. 1944
    Holy Cross26 — 0Villanova
    Oct 14, 1944Holy Cross won
  3. 1945
    Holy Cross26 — 7Villanova
    Oct 13, 1945Holy Cross won
  4. 1946
    Holy Cross13 — 14Villanova
    Oct 12, 1946Villanova won
  5. 1947
    Holy Cross6 — 13Villanova
    Oct 11, 1947Villanova won
  6. 1959
    Holy Cross20 — 0Villanova
    Oct 3, 1959Holy Cross won
  7. 1961
    Holy Cross6 — 20Villanova
    Sep 30, 1961Villanova won
  8. 1963
    Holy Cross14 — 22Villanova
    Nov 2, 1963Villanova won
  9. 1964
    Holy Cross0 — 32Villanova
    Sep 26, 1964Villanova won
  10. 1967
    Holy Cross14 — 23Villanova
    Nov 4, 1967Villanova won
  11. 1970
    Holy Cross14 — 34Villanova
    Oct 24, 1970Villanova won
  12. 1972
    Holy Cross26 — 9Villanova
    Oct 28, 1972Holy Cross won
  13. 1974
    Holy Cross10 — 6Villanova
    Nov 16, 1974Holy Cross won
  14. 1975
    Holy Cross12 — 13Villanova
    Nov 15, 1975Villanova won
  15. 1976
    Holy Cross21 — 56Villanova
    Nov 13, 1976Villanova won
  16. 1977
    Holy Cross0 — 24Villanova
    Nov 12, 1977Villanova won
  17. 1979
    Holy Cross14 — 29Villanova
    Oct 20, 1979Villanova won
  18. 1980
    Holy Cross13 — 45Villanova
    Nov 15, 1980Villanova won
  19. 2009
    Holy Cross28 — 38Villanova
    Nov 28, 2009Villanova wonVillanova Stadium
  20. 2021
    Holy Cross16 — 21Villanova
    Dec 4, 2021Villanova wonVillanova Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2021Holy Cross vs Villanova16–21Villanova won
2009Holy Cross vs Villanova28–38Villanova won
1980Holy Cross vs Villanova13–45Villanova won
1979Holy Cross vs Villanova14–29Villanova won
1977Holy Cross vs Villanova0–24Villanova won
1976Holy Cross vs Villanova21–56Villanova won
1975Holy Cross vs Villanova12–13Villanova won
1974Holy Cross vs Villanova10–6Holy Cross won
1972Holy Cross vs Villanova26–9Holy Cross won
1970Holy Cross vs Villanova14–34Villanova won
1967Holy Cross vs Villanova14–23Villanova won
1964Holy Cross vs Villanova0–32Villanova won
1963Holy Cross vs Villanova14–22Villanova won
1961Holy Cross vs Villanova6–20Villanova won
1959Holy Cross vs Villanova20–0Holy Cross won
1947Holy Cross vs Villanova6–13Villanova won
1946Holy Cross vs Villanova13–14Villanova won
1945Holy Cross vs Villanova26–7Holy Cross won
1944Holy Cross vs Villanova26–0Holy Cross won
1943Holy Cross vs Villanova12–7Holy Cross won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.