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1963 Army

7–⁠3, coached by Paul Dietzel.

Schedule and results

Army in 1963, game by game: won vs. Boston University 30–0; won vs. Cincinnati 22–0; lost at Minnesota 8–24; won at No. 9 Penn State 10–7; won vs. Wake Forest 47–0; won vs. Washington State 23–0; won vs. Air Force 14–10; won vs. Utah 8–7; lost at No. 6 Pittsburgh 0–28; lost vs. No. 2 Navy 15–21+47−28Won 30–0 vs. Boston University+30Boston Universi…Won 22–0 vs. Cincinnati+22CincinnatiLost 8–24 at Minnesota-16MinnesotaWon 10–7 at No. 9 Penn State+3No. 9 Penn StateWon 47–0 vs. Wake Forest+47Wake ForestWon 23–0 vs. Washington State+23Washington StateWon 14–10 vs. Air Force+4Air ForceWon 8–7 vs. Utah+1UtahLost 0–28 at No. 6 Pittsburgh-28No. 6 PittsburghLost 15–21 vs. No. 2 Navy-6No. 2 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsBoston UniversityW 30–⁠072%
Sep 28vsCincinnatiW 22–⁠073%
Oct 5atMinnesotaL 8–⁠2438%
Oct 12at9Penn StateW 10–⁠724%
Oct 19vsWake ForestW 47–⁠088%
Oct 26vsWashington StateW 23–⁠073%
Nov 2vsAir ForceW 14–⁠1059%
Nov 9vsUtahW 8–⁠771%
Nov 16at6PittsburghL 0–⁠2842%
Dec 7vs2NavyL 15–⁠2134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 21–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
177–⁠97
Coach
Paul Dietzel
Elo
1562 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.2 No. 36 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Nowak