1963 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1963 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons
  1962
1964  
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ 7 0 010 1 0
Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Texas Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Grambling 3 3 15 3 1
Arkansas AM&N 3 3 15 4 1
Jackson State 2 5 04 5 0
Wiley 2 5 04 5 0
Alcorn A&M 0 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1963 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Southern L 6–1415,000 [1]
October 5 Prairie View A&M L 6–4414,000–26,000 [2]
October 12at Bishop * Dallas, TX W 33–63,200 [3]
October 19 Alcorn A&M
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 38–225,000–5,400 [4]
October 26at Wiley
W 34–133,000 [5]
November 2at Grambling W 27–135,300 [6]
November 9 Jackson State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 6–08,400 [7]
November 16 Arkansas AM&N
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 6–05,000 [8]
November 22at Lackland Air Force Base *
L 21–334,000
November 30vs. No. 7 Florida A&M *W 20–1421,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "S.U. Jaguars turn back T.S.U., 14–6". The Louisiana Weekly. September 28, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Prairie View Panthers clobber Texas Southern". Alexandria News Leader. October 12, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas Southern defeats Bishop". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 13, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas Southern top Alcorn 38–22 before 5,000 fans". Jackson Advocate. October 26, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wiley bows to Texas Southern". The Marshall News Messenger. October 27, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas Southern beats Grambling". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Prairie View leading league". Sun Herald. November 11, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "AM and N loses". Northwest Arkansas Times. November 18, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Douglas passes Texas Southern to upset win over Rattlers". Panama City News-Herald. December 1, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved July 8, 2023.