1963 Iowa State
4–5 (3–4 Big Eight), coached by Clay Stapleton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 21–6Sep 28
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at California | L 8–15 | 63% |
| Sep 28 | vs VMI | W 21–6 | 54% |
| Oct 5 | at Nebraska | L 7–21 | 32% |
| Oct 12 | at Kansas | W 17–14 | 29% |
| Oct 19 | at Colorado | W 19–7 | 51% |
| Oct 26 | vs Missouri | L 0–7 | 46% |
| Nov 2 | vs Oklahoma State | W 33–28 | 76% |
| Nov 9 | at 6Oklahoma | L 14–24 | 27% |
| Nov 16 | vs Kansas State | L 10–21 | 86% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 21–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 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
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 129–143
- Coach
- Clay Stapleton
- Elo
- 1476 −45 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.9 No. 59 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dave Hoover
All-Big Eight
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Tom VaughnB- John BerringtonCAP-1; UPI-2
Second team
- Dick LimerickBAP-2; UPI-2
- Larry HannahEUPI-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.