
1963 Georgia Tech
7–3 (4–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Dodd. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Clemson 27–0Sep 28
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs | W 9–0 | 62% |
| Sep 28 | vs | W 27–0 | 72% |
| Oct 5 | at | L 6–7 | 42% |
| Oct 12 | at | W 23–7 | 62% |
| Oct 19 | vs | L 21–29 | 68% |
| Oct 26 | at | W 17–3 | 82% |
| Nov 2 | vs | W 30–6 | 62% |
| Nov 9 | vs | W 15–7 | 76% |
| Nov 16 | at | L 11–27 | 35% |
| Nov 30 | vs | W 14–3 | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Georgia 14–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 9
- Wk 3: 7
- Wk 5: 8
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.
Heisman voteBilly Lothridge, second
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 4–3 6th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 7
- Points
- 173–89
- Coach
- Bobby Dodd
- Elo
- 1661 +51 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.3 No. 9 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Billy Lothridge
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 2 | Billy Martin E | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 4 | Ted Davis E | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 6 | Billy Lothridge QB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 1 | Ted Davis LB | San Diego Chargers (AFL) |
| Rd 2 | Bill Martin TE | Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) |
All-SEC
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Billy MartinEAP-1; UPI-1
Billy LothridgeQBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
Dave SimmonsCAP-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 Southeastern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–0–1 | 7–1–2 | 7 | |
| 6–1 | 9–2 | 5 | |
| 6–2 | 9–2 | 8 | |
| 4–1–2 | 7–2–2 | ||
| 4–2 | 7–4 | ||
| 4–3 | 7–3 | ||
| 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | ||
| 3–5 | 5–5 | ||
| 2–4 | 4–5–1 | ||
| 0–5–2 | 1–7–2 | ||
| 0–5–1 | 3–6–1 | ||
| 0–6–1 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.