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.
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