1963 Houston

2–⁠8, coached by Bill Yeoman.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1963, game by game: lost vs. Auburn 14–21; lost at Baylor 0–27; lost vs. No. 10 Ole Miss 6–20; lost at Texas A&M 13–23; lost at Mississippi State 0–20; lost at No. 6 Alabama 13–21; won vs. Detroit Mercy 55–18; lost at Tulsa 21–22; lost at Memphis 6–29; won vs. Louisville 21–7+37−27Lost 14–21 vs. Auburn-7AuburnLost 0–27 at Baylor-27BaylorLost 6–20 vs. No. 10 Ole Miss-14No. 10 Ole MissLost 13–23 at Texas A&M-10Texas A&MLost 0–20 at Mississippi State-20Mississippi Sta…Lost 13–21 at No. 6 Alabama-8No. 6 AlabamaWon 55–18 vs. Detroit Mercy+37Detroit MercyLost 21–22 at Tulsa-1TulsaLost 6–29 at Memphis-23MemphisWon 21–7 vs. Louisville+14Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisville 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 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
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AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠208
Coach
Bill Yeoman
Elo
1461 −99 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.1 No. 60 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Clem Beard, Demaree Jones and Frank Brewer