1963 California
4–5–1 (1–3 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by Marv Levy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UCLA 25–0Nov 2
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Iowa State | W 15–8 | 37% |
| Sep 28 | at Illinois | L 0–10 | 41% |
| Oct 5 | at 9Pittsburgh | L 15–35 | 22% |
| Oct 12 | vs Duke | T 22–22 | 23% |
| Oct 19 | vs San José State | W 34–13 | 53% |
| Oct 26 | vs USC | L 6–36 | 25% |
| Nov 2 | at UCLA | W 25–0 | 41% |
| Nov 9 | vs Washington | L 26–39 | 30% |
| Nov 16 | at Utah | W 35–22 | 32% |
| Nov 30 | at Stanford | L 17–28 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Stanford 28–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.
In program history: The tied 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 1–3 5th in Athletic Association of Western Universities
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 195–213
- Coach
- Marv Levy
- Elo
- 1428 +52 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.7 No. 47 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Pacific Coast
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Craig MortonQB
Tom BlanchfieldRB
Second team
- Jim PhillipsCUPI-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 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
| USC | 3–1 | 7–3 | |
| UCLA | 2–2 | 2–8 | |
 Washington State | 1–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| California | 1–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| Stanford | 1–4 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.