1963 Florida State

4–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Bill Peterson.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1963, game by game: won at Miami 24–0; lost vs. TCU 0–13; won vs. Wake Forest 35–0; tied vs. Southern Miss 0–0; lost vs. Virginia Tech 23–31; won vs. Furman 49–6; lost at Georgia Tech 7–15; won vs. NC State 14–0; lost at No. 9 Auburn 15–21; lost at Florida 0–7+43−13Won 24–0 at Miami+24MiamiLost 0–13 vs. TCU-13TCUWon 35–0 vs. Wake Forest+35Wake ForestTied 0–0 vs. Southern Miss0Southern MissLost 23–31 vs. Virginia Tech-8Virginia TechWon 49–6 vs. Furman+43FurmanLost 7–15 at Georgia Tech-8Georgia TechWon 14–0 vs. NC State+14NC StateLost 15–21 at No. 9 Auburn-6No. 9 AuburnLost 0–7 at Florida-7Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 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
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
167–⁠93
Coach
Bill Peterson
Elo
1513 +3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.0 No. 33 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Don James
Captains
Charlie Calhoun and Chuck Robinson
Offense
Pro set
Defense
4–⁠3