1963 Oregon
8–3, coached by Len Casanova. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Virginia 35–0Oct 5
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Penn State | L 7–17 | 47% |
| Sep 28 | at Stanford | W 36–7 | 51% |
| Oct 5 | at West Virginia | W 35–0 | 49% |
| Oct 12 | vs Idaho | W 41–21 | 85% |
| Oct 19 | at Arizona | W 28–12 | 59% |
| Oct 26 | vs Washington | L 19–26 | 67% |
| Nov 2 | vs San José State | L 7–13 | 86% |
| Nov 9 | at Washington State | W 21–7 | 60% |
| Nov 16 | vs Indiana | W 28–22 | 70% |
| Nov 30 | vs Oregon State | W 31–14 | 64% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs SMUSun Bowl | W 21–14 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat SMU 21–14 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 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 nationBob Berry: passer rating (164.0)
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 274–153
- Coach
- Len Casanova
- Elo
- 1636 +71 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.6 No. 21 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Mel Renfro, Larry Hill and Dick Imwalle
- Most valuable player
- Mel Renfro
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 2 | Mel Renfro CB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 3 | Dave Wilcox DE | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 6 | Dave Wilcox LB | Houston Oilers (AFL) |
All-Pacific Coast
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Bob BerryQB
Mel RenfroRB
Second team
- Dick ImwaileEAP-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).