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1963 George Washington

2–⁠7 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1963, game by game: lost at VMI 6–14; lost at Furman 14–29; lost vs. The Citadel 22–27; lost vs. Virginia Tech 8–22; lost at Villanova 13–14; won at William & Mary 32–14; lost vs. West Virginia 16–20; won vs. BYU 23–6; lost at Vanderbilt 0–31+18−31Lost 6–14 at VMI-8VMILost 14–29 at Furman-15FurmanLost 22–27 vs. The Citadel-5The CitadelLost 8–22 vs. Virginia Tech-14Virginia TechLost 13–14 at Villanova-1VillanovaWon 32–14 at William & Mary+18William & MaryLost 16–20 vs. West Virginia-4West VirginiaWon 23–6 vs. BYU+17BYULost 0–31 at Vanderbilt-31Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atVMIL 6–⁠1431%
Sep 28atFurmanL 14–⁠2968%
Oct 5vsThe CitadelL 22–⁠2756%
Oct 11vsVirginia TechL 8–⁠2239%
Oct 19atVillanovaL 13–⁠1421%
Oct 26atWilliam & MaryW 32–⁠1433%
Nov 2vsWest VirginiaL 16–⁠2041%
Nov 9vsBYUW 23–⁠653%
Nov 23atVanderbiltL 0–⁠3151%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 31–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠5 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠177
Coach
—
Elo
1343 −76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.4 No. 102 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1963 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech5–⁠08–⁠2
West Virginia3–⁠14–⁠6
VMI3–⁠1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Furman3–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠44–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠44–⁠6
George Washington1–⁠52–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2

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