1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Pvmoutside (talk | contribs) at 19:17, 19 October 2016 (Undid revision 744689733 by Colonies Chris (talk)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–2–2 (4–1–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1 7 1 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 0 9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 2 0 9 2 0
Mississippi State 4 1 2 7 2 2
LSU 4 2 0 7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 7 3 0
Florida 3 3 1 6 3 1
Tennessee 3 5 0 5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 5 2 1 7 2
Kentucky 0 5 1 3 6 1
Tulane 0 6 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1963 college football season. Although the Bulldogs were picked to come in last in the SEC in the preseason, they finished 4–1–2 in the conference and qualified for the Liberty Bowl,[1] the first nationally televised game in school history. The Liberty Bowl, played in 15 degree weather, was described by longtime radio broadcaster Jack Cristil as "colder than a pawnbroker's heart."[2] Head coach Paul Davis was named SEC Coach of the Year in honor of the team's surprise success.[3]

Schedule

September 21Howard*

W 43–0 September 28at Florida

T 9–9 October 5at Tennessee

W 7–0 October 12Tulane

W 31–10 October 19Houston*

W 20–0 October 26at Memphis State*

L 10–17 November 2at No. 7 Alabama

L 19–20 November 9No. 5 Auburn

W 13–10 November 16LSU

W 7–6 November 30No. 3 Ole Miss

T 10–10 December 21vs. North Carolina State*

W 16–12

Template:CFB Schedule End [4]

References

  1. ^ "You can't measure heart". HailState.com. 2013-10-15.
  2. ^ "1963 Liberty Bowl champs to celebrate 50th anniversary Saturday". MSState.edu. 2013-10-07.
  3. ^ 2011 Mississippi State Football Media Guide, p. 116
  4. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015