1963 William & Mary Indians football team

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1963 William & Mary Indians football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Captain Bob Soleau
Home stadium Cary Field
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VPI $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
West Virginia 3 –1 –04 –6 –0
VMI 3 –1 –23 –5 –2
Furman 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
William & Mary 4 –4 –04 –6 –0
Richmond 2 –2 –13 –6 –1
The Citadel 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
George Washington 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Davidson 0 –4 –11 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at The Citadel
W 7–0
September 28at No. 5 Navy *
L 0–28
October 5at Furman
W 27–176,000 [1]
October 12 West Virginia
L 16–20
October 19at VPI
L 13–28
October 26 George Washington
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 14–328,500 [2]
November 2 VMI
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
L 6–26 [3]
November 9at Virginia *
L 7–916,000
November 16 Davidson
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 34–54,000 [4]
November 23at Richmond
W 29–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft Selections 
#YearRoundPickOverallNameTeamPosition
1 1964 51066 T. W. Alley Pittsburgh Steelers Tackle
219641110150 Bob Soleau Pittsburgh Steelers Guard
31964122156John Sapinsky Philadelphia Eagles Tackle

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References

  1. ↑ "W&M trips Furman". The Times and Democrat. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Colonials slip Tribe 32–14 SC upset loss". Daily Press. October 27, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "VMI raps W&M, 26–6". Daily Press. November 3, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Charley Weaver leads W&M past Davidson". The News and Observer. November 17, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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