1963 Arkansas
5–5 (3–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Frank Broyles. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulsa 56–7Oct 26
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Oklahoma State | W 21–0 | 77% |
| Sep 28 | vs Missouri | L 6–7 | 64% |
| Oct 5 | vs TCU | W 18–3 | 63% |
| Oct 12 | at Baylor | L 10–14 | 58% |
| Oct 19 | vs 1Texas | L 13–17 | 46% |
| Oct 26 | vs Tulsa | W 56–7 | 78% |
| Nov 2 | vs Texas A&M | W 21–7 | 82% |
| Nov 9 | at Rice | L 0–7 | 56% |
| Nov 16 | at SMU | L 7–14 | 70% |
| Nov 23 | vs Texas Tech | W 27–20 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 27–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 8
- Wk 2: 8
Players on this team
Glen Ray HinesOffensive tackle- Loyd PhillipsDefensive tackle
- Harry JonesRunning back
- Ronnie CavenessCenter
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 nationKen Hatfield: punt return yards (350 yds)
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–4 4th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 8
- Points
- 179–96
- Coach
- Frank Broyles
- Elo
- 1589 −32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.2 No. 18 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jim Grizzle and Mike Parker
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 7 | Wes Bryant OT | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 7 | Jerry Lamb E | St. Louis Cardinals |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Jerry LambEAP-1; UPI-2
Second team
- Ronnie CavenessCAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1963 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 7–0 | 11–0 | 1 |
| Baylor | 6–1 | 8–3 | |
| Rice | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Arkansas | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| TCU | 2–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5 | 5–5 | |
| SMU | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.