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1963 Utah State

8–⁠2, coached by Tony Knap.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1963, game by game: won at Arizona 43–0; lost at Wyoming 14–21; won vs. San José State 20–0; won vs. New Mexico 47–14; won at Montana 62–6; won vs. Pacific 40–14; won at BYU 26–0; won at Colorado State 36–13; won at New Mexico State 7–6; lost vs. Utah 23–25+56−7Won 43–0 at Arizona+43ArizonaLost 14–21 at Wyoming-7WyomingWon 20–0 vs. San José State+20San José StateWon 47–14 vs. New Mexico+33New MexicoWon 62–6 at Montana+56MontanaWon 40–14 vs. Pacific+26PacificWon 26–0 at BYU+26BYUWon 36–13 at Colorado State+23Colorado StateWon 7–6 at New Mexico State+1New Mexico StateLost 23–25 vs. Utah-2Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atArizonaW 43–⁠055%
Sep 28atWyomingL 14–⁠2154%
Oct 5vsSan José StateW 20–⁠083%
Oct 12vsNew MexicoW 47–⁠1472%
Oct 19atMontanaW 62–⁠680%
Oct 26vsPacificW 40–⁠1492%
Nov 2atBYUW 26–⁠076%
Nov 9atColorado StateW 36–⁠1386%
Nov 16atNew Mexico StateW 7–⁠681%
Nov 23vsUtahL 23–⁠2584%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 25–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 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
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
318–⁠99
Coach
Tony Knap
Elo
1664 +60 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.6 No. 49 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 1Bill Munson QBLos Angeles Rams