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1963 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainKen Coleman, Pete Quatrochi
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kansas 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth in the Big Eight Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 122.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Gale Sayers with 917 rushing yards and 155 receiving yards and Steve Renko with 505 passing yards.[3] Ken Coleman and Pete Quatrochi were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at TCU*
L 6–1026,000
September 28Syracuse*
W 10–035,000
October 5at Wyoming*
W 25–2118,121[4]
October 12Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 14–1732,915
October 19at No. 6 Oklahoma
L 18–2161,826
October 26Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 41–735,000
November 2Kansas Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 34–030,000
November 9at Nebraska
L 9–2339,844
November 16at Colorado
W 43–1421,000
November 30Missouri
L 7–945,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1963 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 48 Gale Sayers Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach

Jack Mitchell

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1963 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184.
  3. ^ "1963 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kansas rallies fourth quarter, hands Wyoming 25–21 defeat". The Salina Journal. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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