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1963 Missouri Tigers football team

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1963 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. T–16
Record7–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21No. 6 Northwestern*
L 12–23
September 28at No. 8 Arkansas*
W 7–6
October 5Idaho*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 24–040,000[4]
October 12Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 21–1138,000
October 19at Oklahoma State
W 28–6
October 26at Iowa State
W 7–022,081
November 2Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 12–1352,877
November 9at Colorado
W 28–723,000
November 16No. 5 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 3–1350,711
November 30at Kansas
W 9–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1963 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Missouri shuts out Idaho eleven". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 6, 1963. p. 5B.
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