1963 Virginia Tech
8–2 (5–0 Southern Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 27–0Sep 28
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Kentucky | L 14–33 | 37% |
| Sep 28 | at Wake Forest | W 27–0 | 58% |
| Oct 5 | vs Virginia | W 10–0 | 63% |
| Oct 11 | atGeorge Washington | W 22–8 | 61% |
| Oct 19 | vs William & Mary | W 28–13 | 70% |
| Oct 26 | at Florida State | W 31–23 | 40% |
| Nov 2 | at Richmond | W 14–13 | 57% |
| Nov 9 | at NC State | L 7–13 | 38% |
| Nov 16 | at West Virginia | W 28–3 | 48% |
| Nov 28 | vs VMI | W 35–20 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat VMI 35–20; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The 34th-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.
Southern Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 216–126
- Coach
- Jerry Claiborne
- Elo
- 1587 +132 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.3 No. 52 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1963 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Virginia Tech | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
| West Virginia | 3–1 | 4–6 | |
| VMI | 3–1–2 | 3–5–2 | |
 Furman | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| William & Mary | 4–4 | 4–6 | |
| Richmond | 2–2–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 The Citadel | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| George Washington | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
 Davidson | 0–4–1 | 1–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.