1963 Penn State
7–3, coached by Rip Engle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 10 Ohio State 10–7Nov 9
Ohio State was ranked No. 10, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Oregon | W 17–7 | 53% |
| Sep 28 | vs UCLA | W 17–14 | 82% |
| Oct 5 | vs Rice | W 28–7 | 78% |
| Oct 12 | vs Army | L 7–10 | 76% |
| Oct 19 | at Syracuse | L 0–9 | 48% |
| Oct 26 | vs West Virginia | W 20–9 | 76% |
| Nov 2 | at Maryland | W 17–15 | 67% |
| Nov 9 | at 10Ohio State | W 10–7 | 44% |
| Nov 16 | vs Holy Cross | W 28–14 | 85% |
| Dec 7 | at 4Pittsburgh | L 21–22 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 22–21; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 4: 9
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
- 7–3
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 9
- Points
- 165–114
- Coach
- Rip Engle
- Elo
- 1670 +29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.4 No. 26 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ralph Baker
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 3 | Ralph Baker LB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 6 | Ralph Baker LB | New York Jets (AFL) |