College Football 1963
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1963/9/14 and 1963/12/14
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1963 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
17 19.93 27 15.59 1 20.06 Michigan 9 3-4-2 1 9 3-4-2 Uni 1 7 2-3-2 BIG 10
31 14.45 38 10.76 2 22.56 Minnesota 9 3-6-0 2 9 3-6-0 Uni 9 7 2-5-0 BIG 10
47 8.62 55 5.25 3 24.89 Notre Dame 9 2-7-0 4 9 2-7-0 Uni 1 3 0-3-0 EIC
6 25.90 8 25.52 4 25.00 Michigan State 9 6-2-1 3 9 6-2-1 Uni 6 6 4-1-1 BIG 10
22 18.58 22 18.30 5 25.22 Ohio State 9 5-3-1 5 9 5-3-1 Uni 8 6 4-1-1 BIG 10
35 13.37 37 11.16 6 26.35 Southern Methodist 11 4-7-0 6 11 4-7-0 Uni 3 7 2-5-0 SWAC
67 0.50 64 1.28 7 28.25 UCLA 10 2-8-0 7 10 2-8-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 AAWU
29 15.09 21 18.33 8 29.33 Purdue 9 5-4-0 8 9 5-4-0 Uni 7 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
105 -13.60 91 -8.88 9 29.62 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0-4-0 9 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
19 19.74 25 16.98 10 29.67 Northwestern 9 5-4-0 11 9 5-4-0 Uni 3 7 3-4-0 BIG 10
9 23.05 10 22.86 11 29.72 Mississippi State 11 7-2-2 9 10 6-2-2 Uni 1 7 4-1-2 SEC
4 27.46 2 30.93 12 29.78 Illinois 10 8-1-1 10 10 8-1-1 Uni 4 7 5-1-1 BIG 10
52 6.40 62 1.79 13 30.20 Texas A&M 10 2-7-1 12 10 2-7-1 Uni 1 7 1-5-1 SWAC
21 19.44 23 18.14 14 31.35 Rice 10 6-4-0 13 10 6-4-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 SWAC
33 13.51 34 12.61 15 31.60 Texas Christian 10 4-5-1 14 10 4-5-1 Uni 4 7 2-4-1 SWAC
56 5.42 56 5.08 16 32.25 Miami FL 10 3-7-0 15 10 3-7-0 Uni 15 1 0-1-0 SWIC
40 10.69 45 8.29 17 32.39 Indiana 9 3-6-0 16 9 3-6-0 Uni 5 6 1-5-0 BIG 10
24 17.02 30 14.62 18 32.75 Iowa 8 3-3-2 17 8 3-3-2 Uni 10 6 2-3-1 BIG 10
73 -2.10 74 -3.69 19 33.15 Tulane 10 1-8-1 18 10 1-8-1 Uni 2 7 0-6-1 SEC
25 16.58 17 19.67 20 34.33 Wisconsin 9 5-4-0 19 9 5-4-0 Uni 2 7 3-4-0 BIG 10
13 21.33 19 18.96 21 35.00 Georgia Tech 10 7-3-0 20 10 7-3-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 SEC
16 20.04 16 20.21 22 35.55 Louisiana State 11 7-4-0 21 11 7-4-0 Uni 7 6 4-2-0 SEC
7 25.55 3 29.53 23 38.50 Pittsburgh 10 9-1-0 23 10 9-1-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 EIC
30 15.02 24 17.83 24 38.65 Florida 10 6-3-1 24 10 6-3-1 Uni 3 7 3-3-1 SEC
93 -8.99 88 -8.24 25 40.94 Oklahoma State 9 1-8-0 27 9 1-8-0 Uni 2 6 0-6-0 BIG 8
23 18.38 31 14.55 26 41.05 Washington 11 6-5-0 25 11 6-5-0 Uni 5 5 4-1-0 AAWU
1 30.41 1 34.33 27 41.50 Texas 11 11-0-0 29 11 11-0-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 SWAC
10 22.29 12 21.40 28 41.65 Baylor 11 8-3-0 28 11 8-3-0 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 SWAC
12 21.36 20 18.92 29 42.10 Southern California 10 7-3-0 30 10 7-3-0 Uni 6 4 3-1-0 AAWU
18 19.90 15 20.24 30 42.20 Penn State 10 7-3-0 32 10 7-3-0 Uni 4 4 1-3-0 EIC
8 25.40 4 29.09 31 42.40 Auburn 11 9-2-0 22 10 8-2-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 SEC
43 9.30 43 9.20 32 42.45 Georgia 10 4-5-1 31 10 4-5-1 Uni 9 6 2-4-0 SEC
26 16.01 39 10.22 33 42.75 Arkansas 10 5-5-0 33 10 5-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 SWAC
51 7.06 63 1.34 34 42.95 Kentucky 10 3-6-1 34 10 3-6-1 Uni 5 6 0-5-1 SEC
46 8.72 53 5.79 35 43.25 Oregon State 10 5-5-0 35 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 1 0-1-0 SWIC
5 26.34 9 24.37 36 44.05 Alabama 11 9-2-0 37 11 9-2-0 Uni 11 9 7-2-0 SEC
72 -1.86 92 -8.89 37 44.15 Houston 10 2-8-0 36 10 2-8-0 Uni 1 1 0-1-0 SWIC
50 7.65 48 7.34 38 45.25 California 10 4-5-1 38 10 4-5-1 Uni 2 4 1-3-0 AAWU
74 -2.96 72 -3.44 39 45.70 Colorado 10 2-8-0 39 10 2-8-0 Uni 3 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
34 13.37 42 9.57 40 45.75 Tennessee 10 5-5-0 26 9 4-5-0 Uni 4 8 3-5-0 SEC
58 4.27 70 -1.44 41 46.40 Stanford 10 3-7-0 40 10 3-7-0 Uni 1 5 1-4-0 AAWU
45 8.82 47 8.03 42 46.85 Texas Tech 10 5-5-0 41 10 5-5-0 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 SWAC
2 30.28 6 26.14 43 47.44 Mississippi 10 7-1-2 42 9 6-1-2 Uni 12 7 5-1-1 SEC
15 20.04 11 22.17 44 48.30 Oklahoma 10 8-2-0 44 10 8-2-0 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
42 9.74 51 6.44 45 48.95 Florida State 10 4-5-1 46 10 4-5-1 Uni 16 2 1-0-1 SWIC
71 -1.37 69 -0.90 46 49.25 Maryland 10 3-7-0 43 10 3-7-0 Uni 4 7 2-5-0 ACC
38 11.42 58 4.45 47 51.85 Kansas 10 5-5-0 48 10 5-5-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
69 -0.70 67 -0.37 48 52.30 Washington State 10 3-6-1 47 10 3-6-1 Uni 4 2 1-1-0 AAWU
81 -5.38 98 -10.44 49 52.35 Vanderbilt 10 1-7-2 52 10 1-7-2 Uni 10 7 0-5-2 SEC
3 29.05 5 28.15 50 52.80 Navy 11 9-2-0 53 11 9-2-0 Uni 3 3 3-0-0 EIC
49 7.66 49 7.30 51 53.05 Clemson 10 5-4-1 49 10 5-4-1 Uni 5 7 5-2-0 ACC
48 8.52 40 9.95 52 53.25 Duke 10 5-4-1 50 10 5-4-1 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 ACC
32 13.98 32 13.60 53 53.40 Missouri 10 7-3-0 55 10 7-3-0 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
37 13.02 26 16.86 54 53.40 Army 10 7-3-0 51 10 7-3-0 Uni 5 4 2-2-0 EIC
113 -19.28 101 -11.14 55 53.70 Wake Forest 10 1-9-0 45 9 1-8-0 Uni 2 6 1-5-0 ACC
87 -7.04 102 -11.32 56 54.35 South Carolina 10 1-8-1 54 10 1-8-1 Uni 3 7 1-5-1 ACC
11 22.14 7 25.63 57 54.44 Nebraska 11 10-1-0 57 10 9-1-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
20 19.55 13 21.10 58 54.55 Syracuse 10 8-2-0 58 10 8-2-0 Uni 6 5 4-1-0 EIC
102 -13.10 104 -11.82 59 55.00 Kansas State 9 2-7-0 56 9 2-7-0 Uni 1 6 1-5-0 BIG 8
70 -0.84 66 0.42 60 55.30 West Virginia 10 4-6-0 59 10 4-6-0 Uni 3 4 3-1-0 SoCon
36 13.30 33 13.26 61 57.15 Air Force 11 7-4-0 60 11 7-4-0 Uni 2 1 1-0-0 SWIC
63 2.54 60 2.69 62 57.33 Iowa State 9 4-5-0 61 9 4-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
28 15.86 36 11.99 63 58.15 Oregon 11 8-3-0 62 11 8-3-0 Uni 13 3 2-1-0 SWIC
27 15.91 18 19.15 64 59.10 North Carolina 11 9-2-0 63 11 9-2-0 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 ACC
90 -8.17 82 -6.67 65 61.95 Virginia 10 2-7-1 64 10 2-7-1 Uni 1 6 0-5-1 ACC
41 10.46 28 15.38 66 62.90 North Carolina State 11 8-3-0 65 11 8-3-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 ACC
92 -8.67 87 -8.17 67 63.00 Holy Cross 9 2-6-1 67 8 2-5-1 Uni 7 6 1-4-1 EIC
95 -9.48 86 -8.10 68 66.14 Brown 8 3-5-0 70 7 2-5-0 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 Ivy
64 2.05 57 4.93 69 67.75 Southern Mississippi 9 5-3-1 66 5 2-2-1 Uni 7 2 0-1-1 SWIC
101 -11.79 93 -8.90 70 72.80 Richmond 10 3-6-1 72 9 2-6-1 Uni 5 5 2-2-1 SoCon
55 5.58 41 9.92 71 73.56 Dartmouth 9 7-2-0 81 8 6-2-0 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 Ivy
59 3.98 52 6.08 72 73.94 Boston College 9 6-3-0 74 9 6-3-0 Uni 9 5 3-2-0 EIC
57 4.84 54 5.54 73 74.75 Yale 9 6-3-0 79 8 5-3-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 Ivy
76 -3.38 89 -8.49 74 75.70 Utah 10 4-6-0 73 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 WAC
114 -19.60 106 -13.17 75 76.00 Pennsylvania 9 3-6-0 75 8 2-6-0 Uni 1 7 1-6-0 Ivy
62 2.99 46 8.24 76 76.12 Harvard 9 5-2-2 84 8 5-2-1 Uni 5 7 4-2-1 Ivy
84 -6.73 84 -7.24 77 76.50 San Jose State 10 5-5-0 68 9 4-5-0 Uni 8 4 2-2-0 SWIC
83 -6.01 80 -5.46 78 77.50 Idaho 9 5-4-0 69 7 3-4-0 Uni 12 3 2-1-0 SWIC
98 -10.93 99 -10.53 79 77.89 Tulsa 10 5-5-0 71 8 3-5-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
14 21.00 14 21.06 80 77.90 Memphis 10 9-0-1 76 9 8-0-1 Uni 14 3 3-0-0 SWIC
82 -5.58 65 0.62 81 78.72 Cornell 9 5-4-0 86 9 5-4-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 Ivy
112 -19.12 107 -16.37 82 78.92 Boston University 8 1-6-1 82 6 1-4-1 Uni 8 5 1-3-1 EIC
44 8.83 50 6.93 83 79.56 Princeton 9 7-2-0 91 9 7-2-0 Uni 8 7 5-2-0 Ivy
75 -3.34 75 -4.07 84 79.61 Columbia 9 4-4-1 92 9 4-4-1 Uni 3 7 2-4-1 Ivy
119 -22.10 115 -20.03 85 81.25 Detroit 9 2-6-1 83 8 1-6-1 Uni 11 3 1-2-0 EIC
54 5.80 44 8.47 86 81.50 Virginia Tech 10 8-2-0 85 10 8-2-0 Uni 2 5 5-0-0 SoCon
78 -5.10 83 -7.15 87 81.70 Arizona 10 5-5-0 78 10 5-5-0 Uni 2 4 2-2-0 WAC
68 -0.51 77 -4.26 88 82.00 Cincinnati 10 6-4-0 87 9 5-4-0 Uni 4 4 3-1-0 MVC
106 -14.27 121 -24.78 89 83.00 New Mexico State 10 3-6-1 77 6 1-4-1 Uni 5 3 0-2-1 SWIC
104 -13.34 96 -9.56 90 83.19 Colgate 8 3-4-1 97 7 3-3-1 Uni 14 4 2-1-1 EIC
109 -16.66 111 -18.14 91 84.00 North Texas 9 3-6-0 80 7 2-5-0 Uni 2 4 2-2-0 MVC
79 -5.14 71 -1.66 92 84.62 Buffalo 9 5-3-1 102 7 4-2-1 Uni 12 5 3-1-1 EIC
94 -9.39 103 -11.41 93 84.85 Virginia Military 10 3-5-2 94 10 3-5-2 Uni 8 6 3-1-2 SoCon
99 -11.53 105 -12.63 94 86.20 William & Mary 10 4-6-0 96 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 8 4-4-0 SoCon
97 -10.87 112 -19.04 95 86.79 West Texas A&M 9 4-4-1 88 7 2-4-1 Uni 9 4 1-2-1 SWIC
107 -14.69 94 -8.97 96 87.94 Villanova 9 5-4-0 107 7 4-3-0 Uni 10 5 2-3-0 EIC
111 -18.19 108 -17.31 97 88.00 Rutgers 9 3-6-0 103 7 2-5-0 Uni 15 3 2-1-0 EIC
100 -11.71 109 -17.43 98 88.25 Texas El Paso 10 3-7-0 93 10 3-7-0 Uni 10 3 2-1-0 SWIC
65 0.89 29 14.82 99 89.17 Quantico Marines 3 3-0-0 11 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
127 -33.88 130 -34.22 100 89.25 Montana 4 0-4-0 6 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
129 -36.14 128 -33.33 101 89.69 Lehigh 9 1-8-0 114 5 0-5-0 Uni 13 2 0-2-0 EIC
121 -22.98 117 -20.89 102 90.15 Colorado State 10 3-7-0 90 9 2-7-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 SWIC
88 -7.87 85 -8.09 103 90.30 Wyoming 10 6-4-0 89 9 5-4-0 Uni 1 5 2-3-0 WAC
117 -21.67 118 -20.93 104 90.50 Western Michigan 9 2-7-0 100 8 2-6-0 Uni 3 6 2-4-0 MAC
85 -6.79 81 -6.11 105 91.30 Miami OH 10 5-3-2 104 10 5-3-2 Uni 6 6 4-1-1 MAC
77 -4.67 78 -4.35 106 92.05 Saint Xavier 10 5-4-1 111 9 5-3-1 Uni 16 2 1-1-0 EIC
66 0.65 68 -0.83 107 92.17 Bucknell 3 2-1-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
122 -23.42 120 -24.63 108 92.30 Dayton 10 1-7-2 105 10 1-7-2 Uni 1 3 0-3-0 MVC
61 3.36 59 3.42 109 92.44 Arizona State 9 8-1-0 98 9 8-1-0 Uni 5 3 3-0-0 WAC
86 -6.90 76 -4.13 110 93.25 Ohio University 10 6-4-0 115 9 6-3-0 Uni 7 6 5-1-0 MAC
91 -8.28 116 -20.28 111 93.50 Hardin-Simmons 3 1-2-0 10 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
116 -21.37 119 -22.22 112 93.90 Louisville 10 3-7-0 99 9 3-6-0 Uni 5 4 1-3-0 MVC
80 -5.29 90 -8.68 113 94.45 New Mexico 10 6-4-0 95 9 5-4-0 Uni 6 4 3-1-0 WAC
53 5.84 61 1.90 114 94.67 Wichita State 9 7-2-0 101 8 6-2-0 Uni 6 5 4-1-0 MVC
115 -19.66 122 -24.85 115 94.72 George Washington 9 2-7-0 110 9 2-7-0 Uni 1 6 1-5-0 SoCon
128 -35.16 129 -33.34 116 96.28 Brigham Young 10 2-8-0 106 9 1-8-0 Uni 3 4 0-4-0 WAC
118 -21.69 114 -19.95 117 96.83 Fresno State 3 1-2-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
39 11.14 35 12.02 118 98.50 Delaware 4 4-0-0 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
108 -15.66 100 -11.06 119 98.94 Marshall 10 5-4-1 113 8 4-3-1 Uni 4 6 3-2-1 MAC
103 -13.23 97 -9.83 120 99.25 Furman 10 7-3-0 109 7 4-3-0 Uni 9 5 3-2-0 SoCon
124 -32.44 126 -29.67 121 100.00 Pacific 10 2-8-0 108 6 1-5-0 Uni 6 5 0-5-0 SWIC
110 -17.58 110 -18.07 122 101.00 Kent State 9 3-5-1 117 9 3-5-1 Uni 1 6 1-5-0 MAC
120 -22.61 113 -19.92 123 102.78 Citadel 10 4-6-0 118 7 2-5-0 Uni 7 6 2-4-0 SoCon
123 -26.09 124 -28.32 124 102.89 Toledo 9 2-7-0 116 8 1-7-0 Uni 2 6 1-5-0 MAC
60 3.62 73 -3.61 125 103.30 Utah State 10 8-2-0 112 9 7-2-0 Uni 11 4 4-0-0 SWIC
125 -32.59 125 -29.36 126 105.88 Southern Illinois 4 1-3-0 8 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
89 -8.05 79 -4.81 127 105.95 Bowling Green 10 8-2-0 119 9 7-2-0 Uni 5 6 4-2-0 MAC
96 -10.37 95 -9.39 128 106.83 East Carolina 3 2-1-0 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
126 -33.41 123 -26.85 129 110.14 Davidson 8 1-5-2 120 6 1-4-1 Uni 6 5 0-4-1 SoCon
130 -40.25 127 -32.95 130 113.67 Presbyterian 3 0-2-1 7 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
131 -49.46 131 -45.92 131 116.00 Lafayette 3 0-3-0 5 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 2 0-2-0
Central Michigan 1 1-0-0
Connecticut 2 1-1-0
Hawaii 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Tech 1 1-0-0
Massachusetts 2 1-0-1
San Diego State 1 1-0-0
Abilene Christian 1 1-0-0
Drake 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 1 0-1-0
Montana State 2 0-2-0
Morehead State 1 1-0-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Samford 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Wofford 1 0-1-0
Eastern New Mexico 1 0-1-0
Kentucky State 1 0-1-0
Northern Michigan 1 0-1-0
Mississippi College 1 0-1-0
West Chester 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 1-0-0
Gettysburg College 2 1-1-0
Trinity University (TX) 2 0-2-0
Sul Ross State 1 1-0-0
San Diego Marines 1 1-0-0
Tampa 1 0-1-0
Texas Arlington 1 0-1-0
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