| 1963 Stanford Indians football | |
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| Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
| 1963 record | 3–7–0 (1–4 AAWU) |
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| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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| Washington $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by new head coach John Ralston. Ralston succeeded Jack Curtice, who had been fired at the end of the previous season. [1] The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. [2]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 21 | San Jose State * | W 29–13 | |
| September 28 | Oregon * |
| L 7–36 |
| October 5 | UCLA |
| L 9–10 |
| October 12 | at Rice * | L 13–23 | |
| October 19 | at Washington | L 11–19 | |
| October 26 | Notre Dame * |
| W 24–14 |
| November 2 | at Oregon State * | L 7–10 | |
| November 9 | at USC | L 11–25 | |
| November 16 | Washington State * |
| L 15–32 |
| November 30 [a 1] | California |
| W 28–17 |
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The 66th Big Game was scheduled for November 23, but after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, like nearly all sporting events, the game was canceled and rescheduled for the following week. [3] Stanford was winless in the conference coming into the game, and following a California punt return for a touchdown, were behind their rival 17–9 late in the second half. But the Indians fought back, scoring the last 19 points in the game on two touchdowns and two field goals to win the game. [4]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL/AFL Club [b 1] |
| Steve Thurlow | Running back | 2 | 25 | New York Giants |
| Bob Nichols | Tackle | 9/18 | 122/142 | Pittsburgh Steelers/ Houston Oilers [b 2] |
| Dick Leeuwenburg | Tackle | 11/17 | 154/134 | Chicago Bears/ Houston Oilers [b 3] |
| Marv Harris | Linebacker | 13 | 175 | Los Angeles Rams |
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