1963 Tulane

1–⁠8–⁠1 (0–⁠6–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tommy O’Boyle.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1963, game by game: lost vs. No. 5 Texas 0–21; lost at No. 2 Alabama 0–28; lost vs. Miami 0–10; lost at Mississippi State 10–31; lost vs. No. 5 Ole Miss 0–21; lost vs. Georgia Tech 3–17; won at South Carolina 20–7; lost vs. Tennessee 0–26; tied vs. Vanderbilt 10–10; lost at LSU 0–20+13−28Lost 0–21 vs. No. 5 Texas-21No. 5 TexasLost 0–28 at No. 2 Alabama-28No. 2 AlabamaLost 0–10 vs. Miami-10MiamiLost 10–31 at Mississippi State-21Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–21 vs. No. 5 Ole Miss-21No. 5 Ole MissLost 3–17 vs. Georgia Tech-14Georgia TechWon 20–7 at South Carolina+13South CarolinaLost 0–26 vs. Tennessee-26TennesseeTied 10–10 vs. Vanderbilt0VanderbiltLost 0–20 at LSU-20LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
1–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠6–⁠1 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
43–⁠191
Coach
Tommy O’Boyle
Elo
1315 −48 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.4 No. 70 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1963 Southeastern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠27
Auburn6–⁠19–⁠25
Alabama6–⁠29–⁠28
Mississippi State4–⁠1–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
LSU4–⁠27–⁠4
Georgia Tech4–⁠37–⁠3
Florida3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee3–⁠55–⁠5
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Vanderbilt0–⁠5–⁠21–⁠7–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠5–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠6–⁠11–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.