1963 Baylor
8–3 (6–1 Southwest Conference), coached by John Bridgers. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston 27–0Sep 28
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Houston | W 27–0 | 56% |
| Oct 3 | at Oregon State | L 15–22 | 31% |
| Oct 12 | vs Arkansas | W 14–10 | 42% |
| Oct 19 | at Texas Tech | W 21–17 | 64% |
| Oct 26 | at Texas A&M | W 34–7 | 59% |
| Nov 2 | vs TCU | W 32–13 | 59% |
| Nov 9 | at 1Texas | L 0–7 | 27% |
| Nov 16 | vs Kentucky | L 7–19 | 77% |
| Nov 30 | at Rice | W 21–12 | 47% |
| Dec 7 | vs SMU | W 20–6 | 77% |
| Dec 21Bowls & playoff | vs LSUBluebonnet Bowl | W 14–7 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat LSU 14–7 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 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.
Heisman voteDon Trull, fourth
Led the nationDon Trull: passing yards (2,157 yds); Larry Elkins: receptions (70 catches), receiving yards (873 yds)
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 6–1 2nd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 205–120
- Coach
- John Bridgers
- Elo
- 1623 +106 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.5 No. 8 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Bobby Crenshaw and Don Trull
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 3 | Bobby Crenshaw OT | Houston Oilers (AFL) |
All-Southwest Conference
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Don TrullB
Larry ElkinsE- Bobby CrenshawOTAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Jim IngramEAP-2; UPI-3
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.