1963 Arizona State
8–1 (3–0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Frank Kush. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado State 50–7Oct 5
By 43 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsWichita State | L 13–33 | 77% |
| Sep 28 | vs New Mexico State | W 14–13 | 68% |
| Oct 5 | at Colorado State | W 50–7 | 70% |
| Oct 12 | vsWest Texas | W 24–16 | 58% |
| Oct 19 | at UTEP | W 27–0 | 64% |
| Nov 2 | vs Utah | W 30–22 | 71% |
| Nov 9 | at San José State | W 21–19 | 72% |
| Nov 16 | vs Wyoming | W 35–6 | 69% |
| Nov 30 | vs Arizona | W 35–6 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Arizona 35–6; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 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.
Led the nationTony Lorick: yards per carry (7.7)
- Record
- 8–1
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 249–122
- Coach
- Frank Kush
- Elo
- 1663 +70 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 5.6 No. 48 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 1 | Charley Taylor RB | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 2 | Tony Lorick RB | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 6 | Gary Lewis B | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 1 | Tony Lorick RB | Oakland Raiders (AFL) |
| Rd 2 | Charley Taylor WR | Houston Oilers (AFL) |
1963 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona State | 3–0 | 8–1 | |
 New Mexico | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| Arizona | 2–2 | 5–5 | |
| Utah | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
| Wyoming | 2–3 | 6–4 | |
 BYU | 0–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.