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Virginia Tech

SOCON · 1963 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
1st
5–0 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
736–491–44
0.596 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2000, 2005
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1963 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–6–1L 14–33
6Week 6 · Oct 1Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC1–9W 27–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC2–7–1W 10–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON2–7W 22–8
9Week 9 · Oct 22William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 28–13
10Week 10 · Oct 29Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 31–23
11Week 11 · Nov 5Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 14–13
12Week 12 · Nov 12NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–3L 7–13
13Week 13 · Nov 19West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 28–3
15Week 15 · Dec 3Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–5–2W 35–20

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
2.138
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-9+23
  • William & Mary +4
  • Florida State +4
  • West Virginia +4
  • Richmond +3
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • Virginia +2
  • George Washington +2
  • Wake Forest +1
  • NC State -3
  • Kentucky -6

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 #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.800 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#29Regular Season Final#29Post-Season W1#30Post-Season W2#29Post-Season W3#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-19
+27
+10
+14
+15
+8
+1
-6
+25
+15

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

Final Rank by Season
#691958#631959#561960#881961#651962

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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