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1963 VMI

3–⁠5–⁠2 (3–⁠1–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by John McKenna.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1963, game by game: won vs. George Washington 14–6; lost at Iowa State 6–21; tied at Davidson 10–10; lost vs. Virginia 0–6; lost at No. 10 Navy 12–21; tied at Richmond 7–7; won at William & Mary 26–6; lost at Holy Cross 12–14; won vs. The Citadel 33–8; lost vs. Virginia Tech 20–35+25−15Won 14–6 vs. George Washington+8George Washingt…Lost 6–21 at Iowa State-15Iowa StateTied 10–10 at Davidson0DavidsonLost 0–6 vs. Virginia-6VirginiaLost 12–21 at No. 10 Navy-9No. 10 NavyTied 7–7 at Richmond0RichmondWon 26–6 at William & Mary+20William & MaryLost 12–14 at Holy Cross-2Holy CrossWon 33–8 vs. The Citadel+25The CitadelLost 20–35 vs. Virginia Tech-15Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsGeorge WashingtonW 14–⁠669%
Sep 28atIowa StateL 6–⁠2146%
Oct 5atDavidsonT 10–⁠1088%
Oct 12vsVirginiaL 0–⁠662%
Oct 19at10NavyL 12–⁠2124%
Oct 25atRichmondT 7–⁠744%
Nov 2atWilliam & MaryW 26–⁠657%
Nov 9atHoly CrossL 12–⁠1451%
Nov 16vsThe CitadelW 33–⁠877%
Nov 28vsVirginia TechL 20–⁠3538%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 35–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠2 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠134
Coach
John McKenna
Elo
1459 −46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.9 No. 80 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1963 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech5–⁠08–⁠2
West Virginia3–⁠14–⁠6
VMI3–⁠1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Furman3–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠44–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠44–⁠6
George Washington1–⁠52–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2

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