1963 Marshall

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Charlie Snyder.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 1963, game by game: lost vs. Morehead State 6–19; tied at Miami (OH) 14–14; won vs. Toledo 19–18; won at Buffalo 10–8; won vs. Kentucky State 28–0; lost at Louisville 14–27; won at Western Michigan 20–7; lost vs. Bowling Green 14–21; won at Kent State 14–8; lost vs. Ohio 0–17+28−17Lost 6–19 vs. Morehead State-13Morehead StateTied 14–14 at Miami (OH)0Miami (OH)Won 19–18 vs. Toledo+1ToledoWon 10–8 at Buffalo+2BuffaloWon 28–0 vs. Kentucky State+28Kentucky StateLost 14–27 at Louisville-13LouisvilleWon 20–7 at Western Michigan+13Western MichiganLost 14–21 vs. Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenWon 14–8 at Kent State+6Kent StateLost 0–17 vs. Ohio-17Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
139–⁠139
Coach
Charlie Snyder
Elo
1366 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.2 No. 101 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Zeke Myers and Everett Vance

1963 Mid-American Conference standings

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.