1963 LSU Tigers football team

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1963 LSU Tigers football
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Bluebonnet Bowl, L 14–7 vs. Baylor
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –2
No. 5 Auburn 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 8 Alabama 6 –2 –09 –2 –0
Mississippi State 4 –1 –27 –2 –2
LSU 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Florida 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Tennessee 3 –5 –05 –5 –0
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –5 –21 –7 –2
Kentucky 0 –5 –13 –6 –1
Tulane 0 –6 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers complied an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished fifth in the SEC. [1]

The Battle for the Rag, the annual rivalry game vs. Tulane, was played as scheduled, one of the few games not to be postponed or canceled following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The contest kicked off approximately 25 hours after the tragedy in Dallas. It was the second of three consecutive Tiger shutouts vs. the Green Wave at Baton Rouge.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 218:00 p.m. Texas A&M *
W 14–668,000 [2]
September 28at Rice *
L 12–2164,000 [3]
October 58:00 p.m.No. 7 Georgia Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–667,500 [4]
October 11at Miami (FL) *
W 3–045,986 [5]
October 198:00 p.m. Kentucky Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–768,000 [6]
October 26at Florida
W 14–046,000 [7]
November 2No. 3 Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
 CBS L 3–3767,500 [8]
November 98:00 p.m. TCU *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–1467,000 [9]
November 16at Mississippi State
L 6–746,500 [10]
November 232:00 p.m. Tulane
W 20–055,000 [11]
December 21vs. Baylor *
CBSL 7–1450,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "1963 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tough Tigers axe Aggies". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 22, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Rice passing attack sinks L.S.U." The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "LSU Bengals pull big upset, clip unbeaten Tech, 7–6". The Anniston Star. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "LSU holds off Miami in final period to win, 3–0". Nashville Banner. October 12, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Roommates team to give LSU 28–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "LSU's ground game crushes Florida". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Ole Miss Rebels crush jinx and LSU, 37–3". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "LSU Bengals trim Frogs, 28–14". Wichita Falls Times. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "State picks off Bengals, 7–6". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Schwab cracks ice on chilly day to pace LSU to 20–0 victory". Monroe Morning World. November 24, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Baylor barges by LSU, 14–7". Valley Morning Star. December 22, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ 1963 season
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