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1963 Xavier

5–⁠4–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Xavier in 1963, game by game: lost vs. Quantico Marines 7–9; won at Miami (OH) 21–12; tied vs. Kent State 7–7; lost at Cincinnati 22–35; won at Dayton 15–14; won vs. Villanova 27–0; won vs. Ohio 20–0; won vs. UTEP 24–0; lost at Detroit Mercy 0–6; lost at Bowling Green 15–26+27−13Lost 7–9 vs. Quantico Marines-2Quantico MarinesWon 21–12 at Miami (OH)+9Miami (OH)Tied 7–7 vs. Kent State0Kent StateLost 22–35 at Cincinnati-13CincinnatiWon 15–14 at Dayton+1DaytonWon 27–0 vs. Villanova+27VillanovaWon 20–0 vs. Ohio+20OhioWon 24–0 vs. UTEP+24UTEPLost 0–6 at Detroit Mercy-6Detroit MercyLost 15–26 at Bowling Green-11Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsQuantico MarinesL 7–⁠987%
Sep 21atMiami (OH)W 21–⁠1232%
Sep 28vsKent StateT 7–⁠770%
Oct 5atCincinnatiL 22–⁠3552%
Oct 19atDaytonW 15–⁠1457%
Oct 26vsVillanovaW 27–⁠051%
Nov 2vsOhioW 20–⁠057%
Nov 9vsUTEPW 24–⁠074%
Nov 15atDetroit MercyL 0–⁠672%
Nov 23atBowling GreenL 15–⁠2637%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 26–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 41 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
158–⁠109
Coach
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Elo
1481 +11 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.0 No. 73 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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