1963 Missouri Tigers football team

American college football season

1963 Missouri Tigers football

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. T–16
Record| 7–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Dan Devine (6th season)

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1962

1964 ->

1963 Big Eight Conference football standings

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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

* $ - 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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| No. 6 Northwestern*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| L 12–23| |
September 28| at No. 8 Arkansas*|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Little Rock, AR (rivalry)

| W 7–6| |
October 5| Idaho*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| W 24–0| 40,000| [4]
October 12| Kansas State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| W 21–11| 38,000|
October 19| at Oklahoma State|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK

| W 28–6| |
October 26| at Iowa State|

* Clyde Williams Field
* Ames, IA (rivalry)

| W 7–0| 22,081|
November 2| Nebraska|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| L 12–13| 52,877|
November 9| at Colorado|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| W 28–7| 23,000|
November 16| No. 5 Oklahoma|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| L 3–13| 50,711|
November 30| at Kansas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS (Border War)

| W 9–7| |

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

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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Missouri Tigers football

Venues|

* Guitar and Lowry Field (1890–1891)
* Athletic Grounds (1892–1895)
* Rollins Field (1896–1926)
* Faurot Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arkansas: Battle Line Rivalry
* Illinois
* Iowa State
* Kansas: Border War
* Nebraska
* Oklahoma

Culture and lore|

* Truman the Tiger
* Marching Mizzou
* 1911 Kansas game
* Fifth Down Game (1990)
* Flea Kicker

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical Leaders

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