Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 1963
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 76/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The season's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1963Week 5
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 20, Illinois 20
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Illinois · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1963Week 3
Oklahoma at USC
Oklahoma 17, USC 12
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 USC · 5-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1963Week 12
Alabama at Auburn
Alabama 8, Auburn 10
No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 5 Auburn · 2-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1963PostseasonNeutral site
Auburn vs. Nebraska
Auburn 7, Nebraska 13
No. 5 Auburn vs. No. 6 Nebraska · 6-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Full Game · 1963 Nebraska vs. Auburn (Bowl Full Game)
- 1963Week 7
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Ohio State 13, Wisconsin 10
No. 9 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1963PostseasonNeutral site
Ole Miss vs. Alabama
Ole Miss 7, Alabama 12
No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Alabama · 5-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1963PostseasonNeutral site
Washington vs. Illinois
Washington 7, Illinois 17
No. 10 Washington vs. No. 3 Illinois · 10-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1963PostseasonNeutral site
Navy vs. Texas
Navy 6, Texas 28
No. 2 Navy vs. No. 1 Texas · 22-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 1963Week 12
Illinois at Michigan State
Illinois 13, Michigan State 0
No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 10 Michigan State · 13-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 1963Week 7
Pittsburgh at Navy
Pittsburgh 12, Navy 24
No. 10 Pittsburgh vs. No. 4 Navy · 12-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 1963Week 11
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 20, Nebraska 29
No. 10 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Nebraska · 9-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 1963Week 5
Oklahoma at Texas
Oklahoma 7, Texas 28
No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Texas · 21-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1963Week 12
Texas at Texas A&M
Texas 15, Texas A&M 13
No. 1 Texas vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 2-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1963Week 7
Rice at Texas
Rice 6, Texas 10
Unranked Rice vs. No. 1 Texas · 4-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1963Week 6
Texas at Arkansas
Texas 17, Arkansas 13
No. 1 Texas vs. Unranked Arkansas · 4-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1963Week 6
Wisconsin at Iowa
Wisconsin 10, Iowa 7
No. 2 Wisconsin vs. Unranked Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1963Week 8
Texas at SMU
Texas 17, SMU 12
No. 1 Texas vs. Unranked SMU · 5-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1963Week 6
Pittsburgh at West Virginia
Pittsburgh 13, West Virginia 10
No. 3 Pittsburgh vs. Unranked West Virginia · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1963Week 12
Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Mississippi State 10, Ole Miss 10
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 7 Ole Miss · 0-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1963Week 9
Baylor at Texas
Baylor 0, Texas 7
Unranked Baylor vs. No. 1 Texas · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1963Week 7
Illinois at UCLA
Illinois 18, UCLA 12
No. 2 Illinois vs. Unranked UCLA · 6-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1963Week 8
Mississippi State at Alabama
Mississippi State 19, Alabama 20
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 7 Alabama · 1-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1963Week 10
Notre Dame at Michigan State
Notre Dame 7, Michigan State 12
Unranked Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Michigan State · 5-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1963Week 3
Wisconsin at Notre Dame
Wisconsin 14, Notre Dame 9
No. 4 Wisconsin vs. Unranked Notre Dame · 5-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1963Week 6
Kansas at Oklahoma
Kansas 18, Oklahoma 21
Unranked Kansas vs. No. 7 Oklahoma · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.