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1963 Air Force

7–⁠4, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1963, game by game: won vs. No. 10 Washington 10–7; won vs. Colorado State 69–0; lost at SMU 0–10; won at Nebraska 17–13; lost at Maryland 14–21; won vs. Boston College 34–7; lost vs. Army 10–14; won vs. UCLA 48–21; won at New Mexico 30–8; won vs. Colorado 17–14; lost vs. North Carolina 0–35+69−35Won 10–7 vs. No. 10 Washington+3No. 10 WashingtonWon 69–0 vs. Colorado State+69Colorado StateLost 0–10 at SMU-10SMUWon 17–13 at Nebraska+4NebraskaLost 14–21 at Maryland-7MarylandWon 34–7 vs. Boston College+27Boston CollegeLost 10–14 vs. Army-4ArmyWon 48–21 vs. UCLA+27UCLAWon 30–8 at New Mexico+22New MexicoWon 17–14 vs. Colorado+3ColoradoLost 0–35 vs. North Carolina-35North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vs10WashingtonW 10–⁠740%
Sep 28vsColorado StateW 69–⁠073%
Oct 5atSMUL 0–⁠1059%
Oct 12atNebraskaW 17–⁠1325%
Oct 19atMarylandL 14–⁠2153%
Oct 26vsBoston CollegeW 34–⁠742%
Nov 2vsArmyL 10–⁠1441%
Nov 9vsUCLAW 48–⁠2177%
Nov 16atNew MexicoW 30–⁠839%
Dec 7vsColoradoW 17–⁠1480%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsNorth CarolinaGator BowlL 0–⁠3548%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 35–⁠0 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 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
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠150
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1533 +66 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.0 No. 41 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Terry Isaacson and Todd Jagerson