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1963 Miami

3–⁠7, coached by Andy Gustafson.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1963, game by game: lost vs. Florida State 0–24; won vs. Purdue 3–0; won at Tulane 10–0; lost vs. LSU 0–3; lost vs. Georgia 14–31; won at Kentucky 20–14; lost at North Carolina 16–27; lost vs. Florida 21–27; lost vs. No. 5 Pittsburgh 20–31; lost vs. No. 9 Alabama 12–17+10−24Lost 0–24 vs. Florida State-24Florida StateWon 3–0 vs. Purdue+3PurdueWon 10–0 at Tulane+10TulaneLost 0–3 vs. LSU-3LSULost 14–31 vs. Georgia-17GeorgiaWon 20–14 at Kentucky+6KentuckyLost 16–27 at North Carolina-11North CarolinaLost 21–27 vs. Florida-6FloridaLost 20–31 vs. No. 5 Pittsburgh-11No. 5 PittsburghLost 12–17 vs. No. 9 Alabama-5No. 9 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsFlorida StateL 0–⁠2463%
Sep 28vsPurdueW 3–⁠048%
Oct 4atTulaneW 10–⁠066%
Oct 11vsLSUL 0–⁠342%
Oct 18vsGeorgiaL 14–⁠3160%
Nov 2atKentuckyW 20–⁠1443%
Nov 16atNorth CarolinaL 16–⁠2737%
Nov 23vsFloridaL 21–⁠2745%
Nov 30vs5PittsburghL 20–⁠3136%
Dec 7vs9AlabamaL 12–⁠1723%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 17–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 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 nationGeorge Mira: total offense (2,318 yds), total offense per game (231.8)

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
116–⁠174
Coach
Andy Gustafson
Elo
1452 −97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.9 No. 56 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
George Mira

Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 2George Mira QBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Dan Conners OTChicago Bears
Rd 2Dan Conners LBOakland Raiders (AFL)