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1963 Arizona

5–⁠5 (2–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim LaRue.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1963, game by game: lost vs. Utah State 0–43; won vs. BYU 33–7; lost at Washington State 2–7; won vs. UTEP 13–7; lost vs. Oregon 12–28; won at West Texas 6–3; won vs. Wyoming 15–7; won vs. Idaho 34–7; lost at Arizona State 6–35; lost vs. New Mexico 15–22+27−43Lost 0–43 vs. Utah State-43Utah StateWon 33–7 vs. BYU+26BYULost 2–7 at Washington State-5Washington StateWon 13–7 vs. UTEP+6UTEPLost 12–28 vs. Oregon-16OregonWon 6–3 at West Texas+3West TexasWon 15–7 vs. Wyoming+8WyomingWon 34–7 vs. Idaho+27IdahoLost 6–35 at Arizona State-29Arizona StateLost 15–22 vs. New Mexico-7New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsUtah StateL 0–⁠4345%
Sep 28vsBYUW 33–⁠765%
Oct 5atWashington StateL 2–⁠746%
Oct 12vsUTEPW 13–⁠764%
Oct 19vsOregonL 12–⁠2841%
Oct 26atWest TexasW 6–⁠336%
Nov 2vsWyomingW 15–⁠744%
Nov 9vsIdahoW 34–⁠774%
Nov 30atArizona StateL 6–⁠3528%
Dec 7vsNew MexicoL 15–⁠2258%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 22–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Led the nationRickie Harris: punt return average (17.4)

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
136–⁠166
Coach
Jim LaRue
Elo
1496 −21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.5 No. 82 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ted Christy and Jerry Zeman

1963 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State3–⁠08–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠16–⁠4
Arizona2–⁠25–⁠5
Utah2–⁠24–⁠6
Wyoming2–⁠36–⁠4
BYU0–⁠42–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.