1963 SMU Mustangs football team

1963 SMU Mustangs football
Sun Bowl vs. Oregon, L 14–21
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)

1963 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Baylor	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
TCU	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
SMU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1963 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 16–27	36,659
October 5	Air Force*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 10–0	30,000
October 11	No. 4 Navy*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 32–28	37,000
October 19	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–13	52,000
October 26	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–13	19,000
November 2	No. 1 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 12–17	59,000
November 9	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 9–7	15,000
November 16	Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 14–7	24,000
November 30	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 15–22	19,672
December 7	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–20	26,000
December 31	vs. Oregon*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 14-21	26,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game