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SWC · 1963 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–3 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
494–669–32
0.427 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 13
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1963 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1LSUH2HSEC7–4W 21–12
7Week 7 · Oct 8Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 7–28
8Week 8 · Oct 15Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC3–7W 23–13
9Week 9 · Oct 22SMUH2HIND SWC4–7W 13–7
10Week 10 · Oct 29Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC11–0L 6–10
11Week 11 · Nov 5Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC5–5W 17–3
12Week 12 · Nov 12Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC5–5W 7–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC2–7–1L 6–13
15Week 15 · Dec 3Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC8–3L 12–21
13Regular Season Final · Dec 10TCUH2HIND SWC4–5–1W 33–7

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.493
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-13+28
  • LSU +7
  • Texas Tech +5
  • Arkansas +5
  • SMU +4
  • TCU +4
  • Stanford +3
  • Texas 0
  • Penn State -3
  • Baylor -3
  • Texas A&M -7

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 #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.600 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W1#37Post-Season W2#37Post-Season W3#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
-21
+10
+6
-4
+14
+7
-7
-9
+26

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

Final Rank by Season
#441958#981959#341960#261961#1031962

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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