1963 Texas A&M
2–7–1 (1–5–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Hank Foldberg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston 23–13Oct 12
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at LSU | L 6–14 | 17% |
| Sep 28 | at Ohio State | L 0–17 | 22% |
| Oct 5 | at Texas Tech | L 0–10 | 46% |
| Oct 12 | vs Houston | W 23–13 | 47% |
| Oct 19 | at TCU | T 14–14 | 23% |
| Oct 26 | vs Baylor | L 7–34 | 41% |
| Nov 2 | at Arkansas | L 7–21 | 18% |
| Nov 9 | vs SMU | L 7–9 | 60% |
| Nov 16 | at Rice | W 13–6 | 22% |
| Nov 28 | vs 1Texas | L 13–15 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 15–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 90–153
- Coach
- Hank Foldberg
- Elo
- 1429 −25 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.8 No. 46 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 4 | Ray Kubala C | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 7 | Ray Kubala C | Denver Broncos (AFL) |
All-Southwest Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Bill WardOTAP-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.