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1963 BYU

2–⁠8 (0–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Hal Mitchell.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1963, game by game: lost at Kansas State 7–24; lost at Arizona 7–33; won vs. Montana 27–0; lost at Utah 6–15; lost at Wyoming 14–41; lost vs. Utah State 0–26; lost at George Washington 6–23; lost at Pacific 0–14; won vs. Colorado State 24–20; lost at New Mexico 0–26+27−27Lost 7–24 at Kansas State-17Kansas StateLost 7–33 at Arizona-26ArizonaWon 27–0 vs. Montana+27MontanaLost 6–15 at Utah-9UtahLost 14–41 at Wyoming-27WyomingLost 0–26 vs. Utah State-26Utah StateLost 6–23 at George Washington-17George Washingt…Lost 0–14 at Pacific-14PacificWon 24–20 vs. Colorado State+4Colorado StateLost 0–26 at New Mexico-26New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atKansas StateL 7–⁠2462%
Sep 28atArizonaL 7–⁠3335%
Oct 5vsMontanaW 27–⁠063%
Oct 12atUtahL 6–⁠1533%
Oct 19atWyomingL 14–⁠4124%
Nov 2vsUtah StateL 0–⁠2624%
Nov 9atGeorge WashingtonL 6–⁠2347%
Nov 16atPacificL 0–⁠1465%
Nov 23vsColorado StateW 24–⁠2057%
Nov 30atNew MexicoL 0–⁠2622%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠4 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
91–⁠222
Coach
Hal Mitchell
Elo
1323 −142 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.9 No. 117 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.