Illinois
B10 · 1963 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1963 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 4–5–1 | W 10–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 5–4 | W 10–9 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–3–1 | T 20–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 3–6 | W 16–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 2–8 | W 18–12 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 5–4 | W 41–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 3–4–2 | L 8–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 5–4 | W 17–7 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–2–1 | W 13–0 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 7 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 6–5 | W 17–7 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Michigan State +6
- Washington +6
- Northwestern +5
- Purdue +5
- Wisconsin +5
- California +4
- Minnesota +3
- UCLA +2
- Ohio State 0
- Michigan -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.850 Win % · Change 4
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.