1963 Arlington State Rebels football team

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1963 Arlington State Rebels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1962
1964  
1963 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
East Carolina   9 1 0
Abilene Christian   8 1 0
Northeastern   8 1 0
Mississippi Vocational   6 3 0
Santa Clara   6 3 0
St. Norbert   6 3 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff   5 3 1
Howard (AL)   5 3 1
Cortland   4 3 0
Lamar Tech   5 4 0
Parsons   5 4 0
Drake   4 4 0
Hawaii   5 5 0
Northern Michigan   4 4 1
Southern Connecticut State   4 4 0
Wabash   4 4 1
Tampa   4 5 1
Southern Illinois   4 5 0
UC Riverside   4 5 0
UC Santa Barbara   4 5 0
Chattanooga   4 6 0
Lake Forest   2 4 1
Hardin–Simmons   2 6 1
Arkansas State   2 6 0
Eastern Michigan   2 6 0
Rose Poly   2 6 0
Union (NY)   2 6 0
Cal Poly Pomona   2 7 0
Trinity (TX)   1 6 1
Carnegie Tech   1 6 0
Arlington State   1 8 0

The 1963 Arlington State Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Arlington State College (now known as the University of Texas at Arlington) as an independent during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Chena Gilstrap, the team compiled a 1–8 record. The Rebels season finale against Hardin–Simmons scheduled for November 23 at Memorial Stadium was canceled in deference to the assassination of John F. Kennedy which occurred the previous day at Dallas. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at West Texas State L 17–2215,900 [2]
September 28at East Texas State L 8–178,000 [3]
October 5 Sam Houston State L 28–347,000 [4]
October 12at Southeastern Louisiana W 14–13 [5]
October 19at McMurry L 7–273,500 [6]
October 26 Louisiana Tech
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 14–346,500 [7]
November 2 Northeast Louisiana State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 12–21 [8]
November 9 Abilene Christian
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 14–554,500 [9]
November 16at Trinity (TX) L 7–121,377 [10]
November 23 Hardin–Simmons
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
No contest [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "NTSU, Arlington State call off football games". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1963. p. 3-1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "West Texas State stops Rebels, 22–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1963. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "E. Texas throttles Rebs, 17–8". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1963. pp. 3–5. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "Bearkats jar Rebels, 34–28". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1963. pp. 2–7. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "Arlington nips Southeastern 14–13". Lake Charles American-Press. October 13, 1963. p. 25. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. "Indians scalp Rebels, 27–7". Abilene Reporter-News. October 20, 1963. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. "Louisiana Tech cuts down Arlington State '11' by 34–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1963. pp. 2–4. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. "Fired up Indians roar to victory over Rebs". Monroe Morning World. November 3, 1963. p. 8B. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. "Wildcats smother ASC Rebels, 55–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 10, 1963. pp. 4–5. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. "Trinity posts first victory of season". San Antonio Express News. November 17, 1963. p. 2B. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg