1963 California Golden Bears football team

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1963 California Golden Bears football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record4–5–1 (1–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Washington $ 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
No. 16 USC 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
UCLA 2 –2 –02 –8 –0
Washington State 1 –1 –03 –6 –1
California 1 –3 –04 –5 –1
Stanford 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth year under head coach Marv Levy, the Golden Bears compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–3 in AAWU, fifth) and were outscored 213 to 195. [1] [2] Home games were played on campus at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

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California's statistical leaders on offense were junior quarterback Craig Morton with 1,475 passing yards, Tom Blanchfield with 387 rushing yards, and Jack Schraub with 467 receiving yards. [3] Morton was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Iowa State *
W 15–831,500 [4]
September 28at Illinois *
L 0–1042,357 [5]
October 5at No. 9 Pittsburgh *
L 15–3522,091 [6]
October 12 Duke *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
T 22–2236,000 [7] [8]
October 19 San Jose State *
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 34–1337,000 [9]
October 26 USC
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 6–3641,000 [10]
November 2at UCLA
W 25–032,711 [11]
November 9 Washington
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 26–3937,000 [12]
November 16at Utah *
W 35–2213,974 [13]
November 30at Stanford
L 17–2882,000 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1963 California Golden Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Craig MortonJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Dick Stanfel (OL)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

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