1963 Cincinnati

6–⁠4 (2–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Charles Studley.

Schedule and results

Cincinnati in 1963, game by game: won vs. Drake 28–0; lost at Army 0–22; won vs. Xavier 35–22; won at Tulsa 21–15; won vs. Detroit Mercy 35–0; lost at Indiana 6–20; won vs. Dayton 35–8; won vs. North Texas 39–7; lost at Wichita State 20–23; lost vs. Miami (OH) 19–21+35−22Won 28–0 vs. Drake+28DrakeLost 0–22 at Army-22ArmyWon 35–22 vs. Xavier+13XavierWon 21–15 at Tulsa+6TulsaWon 35–0 vs. Detroit Mercy+35Detroit MercyLost 6–20 at Indiana-14IndianaWon 35–8 vs. Dayton+27DaytonWon 39–7 vs. North Texas+32North TexasLost 20–23 at Wichita State-3Wichita StateLost 19–21 vs. Miami (OH)-2Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 21–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 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.

Missouri Valley Conference champions2–⁠1 in the conference

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠138
Coach
Charles Studley
Elo
1471 +77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.8 No. 57 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 6Jim Curry EDallas Cowboys

1963 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wichita State3–⁠17–⁠2
Cincinnati2–⁠16–⁠4
Tulsa2–⁠25–⁠5
North Texas2–⁠23–⁠6
Louisville0–⁠33–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.