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| year = 1963
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| head_coach = [[Hayden Fry]]
| head_coach = [[Hayden Fry]]
| hc_year = 2nd
| hc_year = 2nd
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| captain = Ronnie Cosper, Martin Cude, Billy Gannon
| stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] (c. 75,504)
| stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]
| bowl = [[1963 Sun Bowl|Sun Bowl]]
| bowl = [[1963 Sun Bowl|Sun Bowl]]
| bowl_result = L 14–21 vs. [[1963 Oregon Webfoots football team|Oregon]]
| bowl_result = L 14–21 vs. [[1963 Oregon Webfoots football team|Oregon]]
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| score = 12–17
| score = 12–17
| attend = 59,000
| attend = 59,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123829361/ford-crosby-led-steers-stampede-mustang/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Ford, Crosby-led Steers stampede Mustangs, 17–12|date=November 3, 1963|accessdate=April 30, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 14–21
| score = 14–21
| attend = 26,500
| attend = 26,500
| source = <ref name=blotsunwn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8eoxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5745%2C75008 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Uhrhammer |first=Jerry |title=Berry leads Oregon to 21-14 Sun Bowl win |date=January 1, 1964 |page=1B}}</ref>
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[[Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons]]
[[Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons]]
[[Category:1963 in sports in Texas|SMU Mustangs football]]
[[Category:1963 in sports in Texas|SMU Mustangs football]]


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Latest revision as of 06:16, 13 December 2023

1963 SMU Mustangs football
Sun Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Oregon
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainRonnie Cosper, Martin Cude, Billy Gannon
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
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 (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a conference mark of 2–5, tying for sixth place in the SWC. SMU was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Oregon.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Michigan*L 16–2736,659
October 5Air Force*W 10–030,000
October 11No. 4 Navy*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 32–2837,000
October 19at RiceL 7–1352,000
October 26Texas Tech
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 6–1319,000
November 2No. 1 Texas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 12–1759,000[1]
November 9at Texas A&MW 9–715,000
November 16Arkansas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 14–724,000
November 30at TCUL 15–2219,672
December 7at BaylorL 6–2026,000
December 31vs. Oregon*L 14–2126,500[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Ford, Crosby-led Steers stampede Mustangs, 17–12". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1963. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (January 1, 1964). "Berry leads Oregon to 21-14 Sun Bowl win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.