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1963 BYU Cougars football
1963 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–8 (0–4 WAC)
Head coach	Hal Mitchell (3rd season);
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Arizona State*	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
New Mexico $	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Utah	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
BYU	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – Ineligible for conference title due to playing fewer than qualifying number of games

The 1963 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished last out of sixth place in the WAC, and were outscored by a combined total of 222 to 91.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Phil Brady with 318 rushing yards and 448 yards of total offense, Ron Stewart with 160 passing yards, Bruce Smith with 178 receiving yards, and Frank Baker with 23 points scored.^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		at Kansas State*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 7–24	11,000	^[5]
September 28	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–33		^[6]^[7]^[8]
October 5	8:00 p.m.	Montana*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 27–0		^[9]^[10]
October 12		at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–15	25,494	^[11]
October 19		at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–41	15,641	^[12]
November 2		Utah State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–26	13,343	^[13]
November 9		at George Washington*	District of Columbia Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–23	7,000	^[14]
November 16		at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–14	6,000	^[15]
November 23		Colorado State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 24–20	4,000	^[16]
November 30		at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–26	14,851	^[17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

References

^ "1963 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
^ "K-State wins 24–7; Ends losses at 18". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 22, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Miller, Hack (September 27, 1963). "BYU ready for Arizona". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
^ "Rockies: Arizona, 33–7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 1963. p. 2B.
^ Miller, Hack (September 30, 1963). "Were the Cougars oversold?". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
^ Ferguson, George (October 5, 1963). "Y., Montana seek new spark". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 8A.
^ Ferguson, George (October 7, 1963). "Y. win tough to evaluate". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
^ "Utah goes two-up in WAC with 15–6 win over BYU". Albuquerque Journal. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wyoming coasts against Cougars". Rapid City Journal. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Munson passes blank BYU by 26–0 count". The Idaho Statesman. November 3, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "BYU beaten 23–6 by Colonials". The Herald-Journal. November 10, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UOP snaps back, belts BYU 14–0". The Sacramento Bee. November 17, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Robinson leads 'Y' to victory". The Sunday Herald. November 24, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Mexico stays in race with 26–0 win". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.