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American college football season
The 1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season . Led by ninth-year head coach John Michelosen , the Panthers were 9–1 and were fourth in the final AP poll , third in the coaches poll.
The Panthers did not play in a bowl game; their most recent postseason appearance was in 1956 and the next was in 1973 .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 20 at UCLA W 20–028,095 [1]
September 28 Washington No. 10 W 13–636,946
October 5 California No. 9 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA W 35–1521,931
October 19 at West Virginia No. 3 W 13–1031,000 [2]
October 26 at No. 10 Navy No. 3 L 12–2430,231 [3]
November 2 Syracuse No. 10 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) W 35–2744,217
November 9 at Notre Dame No. 8 W 27–741,306 [4]
November 16 Army No. 6 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA W 28–047,947 [5]
November 30 at Miami (FL) No. 5 W 31–2033,230 [6]
December 7 Penn State No. 4 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry ) W 22–2152,349 [7] [8] [9]
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Coaching staff
1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff
Game summaries
At UCLA
Statistics
PITT
UCLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Pittsburgh
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCLA
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Washington
Washington Huskies at No. 10 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Period
1
2
Total
Huskies
0
No. 10 Panthers
0
at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
Date : September 28Game time : 1:30 PM EDT Game attendance : 36,946
Statistics
WASH
PITT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Washington
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
California
California Golden Bears at No. 9 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Period
1
2
Total
Golden Bears
0
No. 9 Panthers
0
at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
Date : October 5Game time : 1:30 PM EDT Game attendance : 21,931
Statistics
CAL
PITT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
California
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
At West Virginia
No. 3 Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 3 Panthers
7
0
0 6 13
Mountaineers
0
3
0 7 10
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
Date : October 19Game time : 2:00 PM EDT Game attendance : 32,000
Statistics
PITT
WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Pittsburgh
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
At #10 Navy
Syracuse
At Notre Dame
Army
At Miami (FL)
Penn State
Penn State Nittany Lions at No. 4 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Nittany Lions
7
7
7 0 21
No. 4 Panthers
0
12
3 7 22
at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
Date : December 7Game time : 1:00 PM EST Game attendance : 52,349
Statistics
PSU
PITT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Penn State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Team players drafted into the NFL
Source [10]
Radio
Flagship station
Play-by-play
Color commentator
Sideline reporter
Studio host
WWSW –AM 970
References
^ a b McHugh, Roy (September 21, 1963). "Pitt passes test with UCLA" . Pittsburgh Press . p. 6.
^ "Pitt avoids upset by WVU, wins, 13–10, with late score" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Navy hands Pitt first grid loss" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 31.
^ "Devore loses temper, Irish bow to Panthers" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 10, 1963. p. 34.
^ "Pitt wallops Army for No. 7" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 17, 1963. p. 37.
^ Jordan, Jimmy (December 2, 1963). "Pitt sure of one game against State Saturday" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 35.
^ a b Jordan, Jimmy (November 22, 1963). "57,331 sellout for Pitt-Penn State tilt" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 25.
^ a b Jordan, Jimmy (December 7, 1963). "55,000 to see Pitt battle Penn State at stadium today" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 12.
^ a b "Pitt rallies to edge Penn State 22-21" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 8, 1963. p. 40.
^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
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