1963 Missouri Tigers football team
| 1963 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. T–16 |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 against Big 8 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 151 to 86. Dan Devine was the head coach for the sixth of 13 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's statistical leaders included Carl Reese with 300 rushing yards, Gary Lane with 710 passing yards, 1,010 yards of total offense, and 36 points, Jim Johnson with 198 passing yards, and Ted Saussele with 115 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | No. 6 Northwestern* | L 12–23 | |||
| September 28 | at No. 8 Arkansas* | W 7–6 | |||
| October 5 | Idaho* |
| W 24–0 | 40,000 | [4] |
| October 12 | Kansas State |
| W 21–11 | 38,000 | |
| October 19 | at Oklahoma State | W 28–6 | |||
| October 26 | at Iowa State | W 7–0 | 22,081 | ||
| November 2 | Nebraska |
| L 12–13 | 52,877 | |
| November 9 | at Colorado | W 28–7 | 23,000 | ||
| November 16 | No. 5 Oklahoma |
| L 3–13 | 50,711 | |
| November 30 | at Kansas | W 9–7 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1963 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "Missouri shuts out Idaho eleven". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 6, 1963. p. 5B.