1963 Miami (OH)
5–3–2 (4–1–1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bo Schembechler. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Toledo 40–8Nov 9
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsXavier | L 12–21 | 68% |
| Sep 28 | vs Marshall | T 14–14 | 79% |
| Oct 5 | at Western Michigan | W 27–19 | 60% |
| Oct 12 | at Kent State | W 30–8 | 60% |
| Oct 19 | at 10Northwestern | L 6–37 | 29% |
| Oct 26 | vs Ohio | L 10–13 | 62% |
| Nov 2 | at Bowling Green | W 21–12 | 29% |
| Nov 9 | vs Toledo | W 40–8 | 84% |
| Nov 16 | at Dayton | T 27–27 | 72% |
| Nov 28 | at Cincinnati | W 21–19 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 21–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–2
- Conference
- 4–1–1 2nd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 208–178
- Coach
- Bo Schembechler
- Elo
- 1541 +17 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.9 No. 77 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Tom Longsworth and Dave Mallory
- Most valuable player
- Tom Longsworth and Dave Mallory
1963 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
 Miami (OH) | 4–1–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| Bowling Green | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Marshall | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 2–4 | 2–7 | |
| Kent State | 1–5 | 3–5–1 | |
| Toledo | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.