1963 TCU
4–5–1 (2–4–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Abe Martin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas Tech 35–3Oct 12
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Kansas | W 10–6 | 52% |
| Sep 28 | at Florida State | W 13–0 | 42% |
| Oct 5 | at Arkansas | L 3–18 | 37% |
| Oct 12 | at Texas Tech | W 35–3 | 62% |
| Oct 19 | vs Texas A&M | T 14–14 | 77% |
| Nov 2 | at Baylor | L 13–32 | 41% |
| Nov 9 | at LSU | L 14–28 | 29% |
| Nov 16 | at 1Texas | L 0–17 | 19% |
| Nov 23 | vs SMU | W 22–15 | 70% |
| Dec 7 | vs Rice | L 7–33 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Rice 33–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 131–166
- Coach
- Abe Martin
- Elo
- 1504 −33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.9 No. 34 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Meyer spread
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 3 | Tommy Crutcher B | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 5 | Ken Henson C | Los Angeles Rams |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Second team
Jim FauverBUPI-2- Ken HensonOTAP-2
- Bob MangunOGAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1963 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 7–0 | 11–0 | 1 |
| Baylor | 6–1 | 8–3 | |
| Rice | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Arkansas | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| TCU | 2–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5 | 5–5 | |
| SMU | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.