1963 Colorado
2–8 (2–5 Big Eight), coached by Eddie Crowder. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oklahoma State 25–0Oct 12
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs 1USC | L 0–14 | 30% |
| Sep 28 | at Oregon State | L 6–41 | 19% |
| Oct 5 | at Kansas State | W 21–7 | 52% |
| Oct 12 | vs Oklahoma State | W 25–0 | 56% |
| Oct 19 | vs Iowa State | L 7–19 | 49% |
| Oct 26 | at Nebraska | L 6–41 | 23% |
| Nov 2 | at 6Oklahoma | L 0–35 | 17% |
| Nov 9 | vs Missouri | L 7–28 | 27% |
| Nov 16 | vs Kansas | L 14–43 | 33% |
| Dec 7 | at Air Force | L 14–17 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Air Force 17–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
- 2–8
- Conference
- 2–5 6th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 100–245
- Coach
- Eddie Crowder
- Elo
- 1371 −66 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.3 No. 86 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Tom Kresnak
- Most valuable player
- Noble Milton
All-Big Eight
1 second teamSecond team
Bill HarrisBAP-2; UPI-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 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 7–0 | 10–1 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 6–1 | 8–2 | 10 |
| Missouri | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
| Kansas | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Iowa State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Colorado | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Kansas State | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
| Oklahoma State | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.