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1963 Kent State

3–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Trevor Rees.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1963, game by game: tied at Xavier 7–7; lost at Ohio 0–20; lost vs. Miami (OH) 8–30; lost at Western Michigan 12–26; lost vs. Bowling Green 3–18; won at Toledo 20–0; won vs. Louisville 26–7; lost vs. Marshall 8–14; won vs. Dayton 23–0+23−22Tied 7–7 at Xavier0XavierLost 0–20 at Ohio-20OhioLost 8–30 vs. Miami (OH)-22Miami (OH)Lost 12–26 at Western Michigan-14Western MichiganLost 3–18 vs. Bowling Green-15Bowling GreenWon 20–0 at Toledo+20ToledoWon 26–7 vs. Louisville+19LouisvilleLost 8–14 vs. Marshall-6MarshallWon 23–0 vs. Dayton+23Dayton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atXavierT 7–⁠730%
Oct 5atOhioL 0–⁠2024%
Oct 12vsMiami (OH)L 8–⁠3040%
Oct 19atWestern MichiganL 12–⁠2645%
Oct 26vsBowling GreenL 3–⁠1825%
Nov 2atToledoW 20–⁠041%
Nov 9vsLouisvilleW 26–⁠753%
Nov 16vsMarshallL 8–⁠1460%
Nov 23vsDaytonW 23–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dayton 23–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 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
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
107–⁠122
Coach
Trevor Rees
Elo
1380 −7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.7 No. 103 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1963 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio5–⁠16–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Bowling Green4–⁠28–⁠2
Marshall3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Western Michigan2–⁠42–⁠7
Kent State1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
Toledo1–⁠52–⁠7

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