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NC State

ACC · 1963 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
2nd
6–1 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras

1963 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC3–7W 36–14
6Week 6 · Oct 1Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 14–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC5–4–1W 7–3
8Week 8 · Oct 15South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC1–8–1W 18–6
9Week 9 · Oct 22North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC9–2L 10–31
10Week 10 · Oct 29Duke (DUKE)H2HACC5–4–1W 21–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC2–7–1W 15–9
12Week 12 · Nov 12Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON8–2W 13–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1L 0–14
14Week 14 · Nov 26Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC1–9W 42–0
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 24Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC7–2–2L 12–16

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.944
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-9+30
  • Virginia Tech +8
  • Southern Miss +5
  • Clemson +5
  • Duke +5
  • Maryland +3
  • Virginia +2
  • South Carolina +1
  • Wake Forest +1
  • North Carolina -2
  • Mississippi State -2
  • Florida State -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #23Better than 84%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.727 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#17Regular Season Final#17Post-Season W1#23Post-Season W2#23Post-Season W3#23Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+14
+4
+12
-21
+14
+6
+6
-14
+42
-4

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1051958#1051959#431960#691961#911962

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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