1963 Ohio State
5–3–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten), coached by Woody Hayes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 2 Wisconsin 13–10Oct 26
Wisconsin was ranked No. 2, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Texas A&M | W 17–0 | 78% |
| Oct 5 | at Indiana | W 21–0 | 66% |
| Oct 12 | vs Illinois | T 20–20 | 82% |
| Oct 19 | at USC | L 3–32 | 45% |
| Oct 26 | at 2Wisconsin | W 13–10 | 33% |
| Nov 2 | vs Iowa | W 7–3 | 71% |
| Nov 9 | vs Penn State | L 7–10 | 56% |
| Nov 16 | vs Northwestern | L 8–17 | 66% |
| Nov 30 | at Michigan | W 14–10 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Michigan 14–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 10
- Wk 4: 8
- Wk 5: 4
- Wk 7: 9
- Wk 8: 10
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
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 4–1–1 tied for 2nd in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 4
- Points
- 110–102
- Coach
- Woody Hayes
- Elo
- 1604 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.9 No. 19 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Ormonde Ricketts and Matt Snell
- Most valuable player
- Matt Snell
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 1 | Paul Warfield WR | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 4 | Matt Snell RB | New York Giants |
| Rd 1 | Matt Snell RB | New York Jets (AFL) |
| Rd 4 | Paul Warfield WR | Buffalo Bills (AFL) |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Paul WarfieldRBAP-2; UPI-1
Second team
Tom JenkinsOGAP-2; UPI-3
From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1963 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5–1–1 | 8–1–1 | 3 |
 Michigan State | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | 9 |
| Ohio State | 4–1–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Purdue | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Northwestern | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Michigan | 2–3–2 | 3–4–2 | |
| Iowa | 2–3–1 | 3–3–2 | |
 Minnesota | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.