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1963 Western Michigan

2–⁠7 (2–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Merle Schlosser.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 1963, game by game: lost at No. 7 Wisconsin 0–41; lost at Central Michigan 14–30; lost vs. Miami (OH) 19–27; lost at Bowling Green 7–16; won vs. Kent State 26–12; won at Toledo 18–7; lost vs. Marshall 7–20; lost at Ohio 13–27; lost vs. Louisville 7–21+14−41Lost 0–41 at No. 7 Wisconsin-41No. 7 WisconsinLost 14–30 at Central Michigan-16Central MichiganLost 19–27 vs. Miami (OH)-8Miami (OH)Lost 7–16 at Bowling Green-9Bowling GreenWon 26–12 vs. Kent State+14Kent StateWon 18–7 at Toledo+11ToledoLost 7–20 vs. Marshall-13MarshallLost 13–27 at Ohio-14OhioLost 7–21 vs. Louisville-14Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21at7WisconsinL 0–⁠4120%
Sep 28atCentral MichiganL 14–⁠3082%
Oct 5vsMiami (OH)L 19–⁠2740%
Oct 12atBowling GreenL 7–⁠1616%
Oct 19vsKent StateW 26–⁠1255%
Oct 26atToledoW 18–⁠743%
Nov 2vsMarshallL 7–⁠2064%
Nov 9atOhioL 13–⁠2727%
Nov 16vsLouisvilleL 7–⁠2155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
111–⁠201
Coach
Merle Schlosser
Elo
1309 −117 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.1 No. 107 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Allen Gibbs and Bill Somerville
Most valuable player
Bill Somerville

1963 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio5–⁠16–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Bowling Green4–⁠28–⁠2
Marshall3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Western Michigan2–⁠42–⁠7
Kent State1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
Toledo1–⁠52–⁠7

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