1963 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1963 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJeppesen Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Grambling 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Arkansas AM&N 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Jackson State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wiley 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Alcorn A&M 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 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 5Prairie View A&M
L 6–4414,000–26,000[2]
October 12at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 33–63,200[3]
October 19Alcorn 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 9Jackson State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 6–08,400[7]
November 16Arkansas 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

[10]

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.


Stub icon

This college football 1960s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.