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1963 Kentucky

3–⁠6–⁠1 (0–⁠5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Charley Bradshaw.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1963, game by game: won vs. Virginia Tech 33–14; lost vs. Ole Miss 7–31; lost at Auburn 13–14; won vs. Detroit Mercy 35–18; lost at LSU 7–28; lost vs. Georgia 14–17; lost vs. Miami 14–20; tied at Vanderbilt 0–0; won at Baylor 19–7; lost vs. Tennessee 0–19+19−24Won 33–14 vs. Virginia Tech+19Virginia TechLost 7–31 vs. Ole Miss-24Ole MissLost 13–14 at Auburn-1AuburnWon 35–18 vs. Detroit Mercy+17Detroit MercyLost 7–28 at LSU-21LSULost 14–17 vs. Georgia-3GeorgiaLost 14–20 vs. Miami-6MiamiTied 0–0 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltWon 19–7 at Baylor+12BaylorLost 0–19 vs. Tennessee-19Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsVirginia TechW 33–⁠1463%
Sep 28vsOle MissL 7–⁠3134%
Oct 5atAuburnL 13–⁠1431%
Oct 12vsDetroit MercyW 35–⁠1872%
Oct 19atLSUL 7–⁠2823%
Oct 26vsGeorgiaL 14–⁠1751%
Nov 2vsMiamiL 14–⁠2057%
Nov 9atVanderbiltT 0–⁠063%
Nov 16atBaylorW 19–⁠724%
Nov 23vsTennesseeL 0–⁠1959%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠5–⁠1 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
142–⁠168
Coach
Charley Bradshaw
Elo
1462 −34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.2 No. 55 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 2Herschel Turner OGSt. Louis Cardinals

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

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

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠27
Auburn6–⁠19–⁠25
Alabama6–⁠29–⁠28
Mississippi State4–⁠1–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
LSU4–⁠27–⁠4
Georgia Tech4–⁠37–⁠3
Florida3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee3–⁠55–⁠5
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Vanderbilt0–⁠5–⁠21–⁠7–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠5–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠6–⁠11–⁠8–⁠1

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