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Virginia Military Institute

SOCON · 1963 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–5–2
0.400 Win %
Conference
5th
3–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
70
1904–1981
All-Time Record
306–344–34
0.472 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1920
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1963 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON2–7W 14–6
6Week 6 · Oct 1Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–5L 6–21
7Week 7 · Oct 8Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON1–5–2T 10–10
8Week 8 · Oct 15Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC2–7–1L 0–6
9Week 9 · Oct 22Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 12–21
10Week 10 · Oct 29Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1T 7–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 26–6
12Week 12 · Nov 12Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1L 12–14
13Week 13 · Nov 19Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 33–8
15Week 15 · Dec 3Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 20–35

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
4.846
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-22+10
  • William & Mary +4
  • Citadel +4
  • George Washington +2
  • Davidson 0
  • Richmond 0
  • Navy -2
  • Virginia Tech -2
  • Iowa State -5
  • Holy Cross -6
  • Virginia -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 #86Better than 38%
Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.400 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86Regular Season Final#87Post-Season W1#86Post-Season W2#86Post-Season W3#86Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
-15
0
-6
-9
0
+20
-2
+25
-15

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

Final Rank by Season
#311958#121959#261960#531961#421962

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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