1963 Tampa Spartans football team

1963 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPhillips Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina   –   9 – 1 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   8 – 1 – 0
Northeastern   –   8 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Vocational   –   6 – 3 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 3 – 0
St. Norbert   –   6 – 3 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff   –   5 – 3 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cortland   –   4 – 3 – 0
Lamar Tech   –   5 – 4 – 0
Parsons   –   5 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hawaii   –   5 – 5 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   4 – 4 – 1
Southern Connecticut State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tampa   –   4 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois   –   4 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside   –   4 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   4 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 4 – 1
Hardin–Simmons   –   2 – 6 – 1
Arkansas State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   2 – 6 – 0
Rose Poly   –   2 – 6 – 0
Union (NY)   –   2 – 6 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   2 – 7 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   1 – 6 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 6 – 0
Arlington State   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1963 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 27th season. The team was led by head coach Fred Pancoast, in his second year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1). Pancoast resigned as the Spartans' head coach on January 20, 1964, to take the position of ends coach at Florida.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Western Kentucky
T 14–146,500[2]
September 26National Polytechnic Institute
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 33–14
October 5Southwestern Louisiana
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 17–195,300
October 12at McNeese State
L 12–376,000[3]
October 19Presbyterian
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 26–0
October 27Eastern Kentucky
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 7–3
November 2at Troy State
L 0–71,000[4]
November 9at Ole Miss
L 0–4115,800[5]
November 16Wofford
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 7–6
November 23East Carolina
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 8–146,500[6]

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References

  1. ^ "Tampa grid coach hired by Gators". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. January 21, 1964. p. C1. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "McNeese beats Spartans 37–12". The Tampa Tribune. October 13, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy ends Tampa jinx, wins 7–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss Rebs rout little Tampa by 41–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "E. Carolina raps Tampa in finale". Tampa Bay Times. November 24, 1963. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final Football Report And Statistics 1963". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.