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1963 Navy

9–⁠2, coached by Wayne Hardin, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1963, game by game: won at West Virginia 51–7; won vs. William & Mary 28–0; won at Michigan 26–13; lost at SMU 28–32; won vs. VMI 21–12; won vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh 24–12; won at Notre Dame 35–14; won vs. Maryland 42–7; won at Duke 38–25; won vs. Army 21–15; lost vs. No. 1 Texas 6–28+44−22Won 51–7 at West Virginia+44West VirginiaWon 28–0 vs. William & Mary+28William & MaryWon 26–13 at Michigan+13MichiganLost 28–32 at SMU-4SMUWon 21–12 vs. VMI+9VMIWon 24–12 vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh+12No. 3 PittsburghWon 35–14 at Notre Dame+21Notre DameWon 42–7 vs. Maryland+35MarylandWon 38–25 at Duke+13DukeWon 21–15 vs. Army+6ArmyLost 6–28 vs. No. 1 Texas-22No. 1 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atWest VirginiaW 51–⁠743%
Sep 28vsWilliam & MaryW 28–⁠079%
Oct 5atMichiganW 26–⁠1361%
Oct 11atSMUL 28–⁠3271%
Oct 19vsVMIW 21–⁠1276%
Oct 26vs3PittsburghW 24–⁠1264%
Nov 2atNotre DameW 35–⁠1459%
Nov 9vsMarylandW 42–⁠780%
Nov 16atDukeW 38–⁠2553%
Dec 7vsArmyW 21–⁠1566%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs1TexasCotton BowlL 6–⁠2843%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 28–⁠6 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Final: 2

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.

Heisman TrophyRoger Staubach, QB; also the Maxwell

Consensus All-AmericanRoger Staubach, QB

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
320–⁠165
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1679 +128 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.6 No. 5 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Thomas Lynch