1963 Bowling Green
8–2 (4–2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Doyt Perry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dayton 28–0Oct 5
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsDetroit Mercy | W 27–14 | 75% |
| Sep 28 | at Southern Illinois | W 31–6 | 91% |
| Oct 5 | vs Dayton | W 28–0 | 81% |
| Oct 12 | vs Western Michigan | W 16–7 | 84% |
| Oct 19 | vs Toledo | W 22–20 | 83% |
| Oct 26 | at Kent State | W 18–3 | 75% |
| Nov 2 | vs Miami (OH) | L 12–21 | 71% |
| Nov 9 | at Marshall | W 21–14 | 67% |
| Nov 16 | at Ohio | L 0–16 | 55% |
| Nov 23 | vsXavier | W 26–15 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Xavier 26–15; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 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.
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 201–116
- Coach
- Doyt Perry
- Elo
- 1555 +14 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.5 No. 87 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1963 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| Miami (OH) | 4–1–1 | 5–3–2 | |
 Bowling Green | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Marshall | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 2–4 | 2–7 | |
| Kent State | 1–5 | 3–5–1 | |
| Toledo | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.