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1963 Notre Dame

2–⁠7, coached by Hugh Devore.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1963, game by game: lost vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 9–14; lost at Purdue 6–7; won vs. No. 7 USC 17–14; won vs. UCLA 27–12; lost at Stanford 14–24; lost vs. No. 4 Navy 14–35; lost vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh 7–27; lost at No. 4 Michigan State 7–12; lost at Syracuse 7–14+15−21Lost 9–14 vs. No. 6 Wisconsin-5No. 6 WisconsinLost 6–7 at Purdue-1PurdueWon 17–14 vs. No. 7 USC+3No. 7 USCWon 27–12 vs. UCLA+15UCLALost 14–24 at Stanford-10StanfordLost 14–35 vs. No. 4 Navy-21No. 4 NavyLost 7–27 vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh-20No. 8 PittsburghLost 7–12 at No. 4 Michigan State-5No. 4 Michigan StateLost 7–14 at Syracuse-7Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vs6WisconsinL 9–⁠1443%
Oct 5atPurdueL 6–⁠736%
Oct 12vs7USCW 17–⁠1439%
Oct 19vsUCLAW 27–⁠1270%
Oct 26atStanfordL 14–⁠2460%
Nov 2vs4NavyL 14–⁠3541%
Nov 9vs8PittsburghL 7–⁠2745%
Nov 16at4Michigan StateL 7–⁠1217%
Nov 28atSyracuseL 7–⁠1419%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 128th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 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.

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
108–⁠159
Coach
Hugh Devore
Elo
1447 −80 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.8 No. 44 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Lehmann

Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 2Jim Kelly WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Paul Costa OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Frank Budka RBChicago Bears
Rd 5Jim Snowden RBWashington Redskins
Rd 2Jim Kelly TEBoston Patriots (AFL)
Rd 3George Bednar OTOakland Raiders (AFL)
Rd 7John Simon EKansas City Chiefs (AFL)