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1963 Ohio

6–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Hess.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1963, game by game: lost vs. Buffalo 0–7; won at Dayton 13–6; won vs. Kent State 20–0; lost at Toledo 17–18; lost vs. Delaware 12–29; won at Miami (OH) 13–10; lost at Xavier 0–20; won vs. Western Michigan 27–13; won vs. Bowling Green 16–0; won at Marshall 17–0+20−20Lost 0–7 vs. Buffalo-7BuffaloWon 13–6 at Dayton+7DaytonWon 20–0 vs. Kent State+20Kent StateLost 17–18 at Toledo-1ToledoLost 12–29 vs. Delaware-17DelawareWon 13–10 at Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Lost 0–20 at Xavier-20XavierWon 27–13 vs. Western Michigan+14Western MichiganWon 16–0 vs. Bowling Green+16Bowling GreenWon 17–0 at Marshall+17Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsBuffaloL 0–⁠773%
Sep 28atDaytonW 13–⁠664%
Oct 5vsKent StateW 20–⁠076%
Oct 12atToledoL 17–⁠1870%
Oct 19vsDelawareL 12–⁠2994%
Oct 26atMiami (OH)W 13–⁠1038%
Nov 2atXavierL 0–⁠2043%
Nov 9vsWestern MichiganW 27–⁠1373%
Nov 16vsBowling GreenW 16–⁠045%
Nov 23atMarshallW 17–⁠060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠103
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1535 −25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.5 No. 83 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jim Albert and Dave Hutter

1963 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio5–⁠16–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Bowling Green4–⁠28–⁠2
Marshall3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Western Michigan2–⁠42–⁠7
Kent State1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
Toledo1–⁠52–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.