1963 Texas Longhorns baseball team

1963 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 30, 1963; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1963 Texas Longhorns baseball
1963 Texas Longhorns baseball
SWC Champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Southwest Conference
1963 record	24–7–1 (12–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bibb Falk (21st year);
Home stadium	Clark Field
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

Last updated January 19, 2022

The 1963 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 21st season at Texas.

Personnel

Roster

1963 Texas Longhorns roster^[3]

Pitchers

David Burleson
Robert Willis Myer Jr.

Catchers

Manager

Dan N. Gardner

Infielders

Bill Bethea
James Weldon Clark
Butch Thompson

Outfielders

Chuck Knutson

Unknown

Francis Folsom Bell
John Calvin Collier
Charles O. Hartenstein
Edward E. Kasper
Gary E. London
Robert Eugene Ross

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas win
	Texas loss
	Tie

1963 Texas Longhorns Baseball Game Log^[4]

Regular Season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
Mar 4	Sam Houston State Teachers College*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 2–5¹⁰	0–1
Mar 8	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 4–0	1–1
Mar 9	Oklahoma*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–2	2–1
Mar 12	Texas Lutheran*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–5	3–1
Mar 16	Texas A&M*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	T 6–6	3–1–1	0–0
Mar 19	SMU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 7–3	4–1–1	1–0
Mar 23	at TCU	TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX	L 1–3	4–2–1	1–1
Mar 25	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 6–15	4–3–1
Mar 26	Minnesota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–5	5–3–1
Mar 30	Baylor	Clark Field • Austin, TX	L 2–3	5–4–1	1–2

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
Apr 2	at Rice	Houston, TX	W 3–2	6–4–1	2–2
Apr 9	Illinois*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–1	7–4–1
Apr 11	North Dakota*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 15–11	8–4–1
Apr 16	St. Mary's (TX)*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–3	9–4–1
Apr 19	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–4	10–4–1	3–2
Apr 20	TCU	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–5	11–4–1	4–2
Apr 26	at SMU	Dallas, TX	W 8–1	12–4–1	5–2
Apr 30	at SMU	Dallas, TX	W 8–5	13–4–1	6–2

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SWC Record
May 2	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 5–4	14–4–1	7–2
May 3	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–5	15–4–1	8–2
May 7	Texas A&M	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–2	16–4–1	9–2
May 10	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	L 5–10	16–5–1	9–3
May 11	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	W 4–2	17–5–1	10–3
May 13	at Baylor	Waco, TX	W 5–1	18–5–1	11–3
May 13	at Baylor	Waco, TX	W 8–2	19–5–1	12–4

Postseason

Exhibitions
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
May 31	SMI Steelers	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 12–1	20–5–1
June 2	LaGrange Demons	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 13–1	21–5–1
June 7	at SMI Steelers	Seguin, TX	W 10–9¹⁰	22–5–1

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 10	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 8–3	23–5–1	1–0
June 11	Missouri	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 2–3	23–6–1	1–1
June 12	Penn State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 6–4¹⁰	24–6–1	2–1
June 13	Arizona	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 8–10	24–7–1	2–2

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References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1963". boydsworld.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
↑ "1963 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
↑ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
↑ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 9. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

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[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1963". boydsworld.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[2] "1963 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[3] Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[4] Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 9. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

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Rivalries	Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown)
People	Head coaches Award winners Notable players
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1963 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	3	–	0	.800	24	–	7	–	1	.766
No. 26 TCU ‍†‍‍	12	–	3	–	0	.800	21	–	4	–	0	.840
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	9	–	6	–	0	.600	15	–	10	–	0	.600
Baylor ‍‍‍	7	–	8	–	0	.467	13	–	11	–	0	.542
Rice ‍‍‍	2	–	11	–	0	.154	9	–	17	–	0	.346
SMU ‍‍‍	1	–	12	–	0	.077	5	–	17	–	0	.227

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1963^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball