1963 Tampa Spartans football team

1963 Tampa Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5–1
Head coach	Fred Pancoast (2nd season)
Home stadium	Phillips Field
Seasons ←  1962 1964  →

1963 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 27th season. The team was led by head coach Fred Pancoast, in his second year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1). Pancoast resigned as the Spartans' head coach on January 20, 1964, to take the position of ends coach at Florida. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Western Kentucky	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	T 14–14	6,500	[2]
September 26	National Polytechnic Institute	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 33–14
October 5	Southwestern Louisiana	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 17–19	5,300
October 12	at McNeese State	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 12–37	6,000	[3]
October 19	Presbyterian	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 26–0
October 27	Eastern Kentucky	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 7–3
November 2	at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 0–7	1,000	[4]
November 9	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 0–41	15,800	[5]
November 16	Wofford	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 7–6
November 23	East Carolina	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 8–14	6,500	[6]

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References

1. "Tampa grid coach hired by Gators". St. Petersburg Times . Google News Archives. January 21, 1964. p. C1. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Western Kentucky)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 17, 2022.
3. "McNeese beats Spartans 37–12". The Tampa Tribune. October 13, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Troy ends Tampa jinx, wins 7–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved November 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ole Miss Rebs rout little Tampa by 41–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "E. Carolina raps Tampa in finale". Tampa Bay Times. November 24, 1963. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Final Football Report And Statistics 1963 (Tampa)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 27, 2023.