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Syracuse

FBSI · 1963 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1899–2026
All-Time Record
712–541–41
0.566 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1959
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons

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

1963 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 32–21
6Week 6 · Oct 1Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B85–5L 0–10
7Week 7 · Oct 8Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 48–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15UCLAH2HPAC2–8W 29–7
9Week 9 · Oct 22Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 9–0
10Week 10 · Oct 29Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 31–8
11Week 11 · Nov 5Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI9–1L 27–35
12Week 12 · Nov 12West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 15–13
13Week 13 · Nov 19Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 50–0
15Week 15 · Dec 3Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 14–7

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
1.609
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-6+31
  • Penn State +7
  • Boston College +6
  • Oregon State +5
  • West Virginia +4
  • Richmond +3
  • Holy Cross +2
  • UCLA +2
  • Notre Dame +2
  • Pittsburgh -1
  • Kansas -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 #14Better than 91%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.800 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#13Regular Season Final#13Post-Season W1#14Post-Season W2#14Post-Season W3#14Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+11
-10
+48
+22
+9
+23
-8
+2
+50
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#61958#11959#131960#151961#401962

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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