1963 Baylor Bears football team
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1963 Baylor Bears football | |
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Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 14–7 vs. LSU | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
Record | 8–3 (6–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Bobby Crenshaw, Don Trull |
Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, defeated LSU in the 1963 Bluebonnet Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 205 to 120.[1][2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.
The team's statistical leaders included Don Trull with 2,157 passing yards and 60 points scored, Dalton Hoffman with 458 rushing yards, and Larry Elkins with 873 receiving yards.[3] Trull and Bobby Crenshaw were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | Houston* | W 27–0 | 20,000 | |||
October 3 | at Oregon State* | L 15–22 | 24,342 | |||
October 12 | Arkansas |
| W 14–10 | 33,000 | ||
October 19 | at Texas Tech | W 21–17 | 32,000 | |||
October 26 | at Texas A&M | W 34–7 | 21,000 | |||
November 2 | TCU |
| W 32–13 | 36,000 | ||
November 9 | at No. 1 Texas | L 0–7 | 64,530 | |||
November 16 | Kentucky* |
| L 7–19 | 18,000 | [4] | |
November 30 | at Rice | W 21–12 | 40,000 | |||
December 7 | SMU |
| W 20–6 | 26,000 | ||
December 21 | vs. LSU* |
| CBS | W 14–7 | 50,000 | [5] |
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References
- ^ "1963 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 114. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "1963 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "Kentucky scores major upset over Baylor by 19–7". The Park City Daily News. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor barges by LSU, 14–7". Valley Morning Star. December 22, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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