1963 Texas Tech
5–5 (2–5 Southwest Conference), coached by J.T. King. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 51–13Nov 9
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Washington State | W 16–7 | 41% |
| Sep 28 | at 4Texas | L 7–49 | 15% |
| Oct 5 | vs Texas A&M | W 10–0 | 54% |
| Oct 12 | vs TCU | L 3–35 | 38% |
| Oct 19 | vs Baylor | L 17–21 | 36% |
| Oct 26 | at SMU | W 13–6 | 37% |
| Nov 2 | vs Rice | L 3–17 | 44% |
| Nov 9 | vs Kansas State | W 51–13 | 72% |
| Nov 16 | at UTEP | W 7–3 | 48% |
| Nov 23 | at Arkansas | L 20–27 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 27–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 147–178
- Coach
- J.T. King
- Elo
- 1421 +33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.9 No. 54 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 1 | Dave Parks E | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 4 | Dave Parks WR | San Diego Chargers (AFL) |
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Donny AndersonB
Dave ParksEAP-1; UPI-1
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.