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1963 Memphis

9–⁠0–⁠1, coached by Billy Murphy.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 1963, game by game: won at Southern Miss 28–7; tied vs. No. 2 Ole Miss 0–0; won vs. Tulsa 28–15; won vs. North Texas 21–0; won at West Texas 29–14; won vs. Mississippi State 17–10; won at Louisville 25–0; won vs. South Carolina 9–0; won vs. Chattanooga 13–0; won vs. Houston 29–6+25Won 28–7 at Southern Miss+21Southern MissTied 0–0 vs. No. 2 Ole Miss0No. 2 Ole MissWon 28–15 vs. Tulsa+13TulsaWon 21–0 vs. North Texas+21North TexasWon 29–14 at West Texas+15West TexasWon 17–10 vs. Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 25–0 at Louisville+25LouisvilleWon 9–0 vs. South Carolina+9South CarolinaWon 13–0 vs. Chattanooga+13ChattanoogaWon 29–6 vs. Houston+23Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atSouthern MissW 28–⁠752%
Sep 21vs2Ole MissT 0–⁠049%
Oct 5vsTulsaW 28–⁠1577%
Oct 12vsNorth TexasW 21–⁠081%
Oct 19atWest TexasW 29–⁠1457%
Oct 26vsMississippi StateW 17–⁠1075%
Nov 2atLouisvilleW 25–⁠079%
Nov 9vsSouth CarolinaW 9–⁠089%
Nov 16vsChattanoogaW 13–⁠098%
Nov 30vsHoustonW 29–⁠685%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 29–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 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.

Led the nationCosmo Iacavazzi: points (84 pts); Dave Casinelli: rushing yards (1,016 yds), rushing touchdowns (14 TD)

Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
199–⁠52
Coach
Billy Murphy
Elo
1711 +110 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.9 No. 23 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Richard Saccoccia

Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 5Charley Brooks ESt. Louis Cardinals