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Penn State

FBSI · 1963 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
133
1889–2026
All-Time Record
931–410–37
0.689 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1969, 1977, 1981 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 20 · Top 10: 33 · Top 25: 68
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1963 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Oregon (OREGON)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 17–7
6Week 6 · Oct 1UCLAH2HPAC2–8W 17–14
7Week 7 · Oct 8Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC6–4W 28–7
8Week 8 · Oct 15Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 7–10
9Week 9 · Oct 22Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–9
10Week 10 · Oct 29West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 20–9
11Week 11 · Nov 5Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC3–7W 17–15
12Week 12 · Nov 12Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB105–3–1W 10–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 28–14
13Regular Season Final · Dec 10Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI9–1L 21–22

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
1.827
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-6+30
  • Oregon +8
  • Rice +6
  • Ohio State +5
  • West Virginia +4
  • Maryland +3
  • UCLA +2
  • Holy Cross +2
  • Pittsburgh -1
  • Syracuse -2
  • Army -3

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 #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.700 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#20Regular Season Final#20Post-Season W1#19Post-Season W2#20Post-Season W3#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
+3
+21
-3
-9
+11
+2
+3
+14
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#211958#41959#181960#111961#91962

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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