1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1963 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Baylor	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
TCU	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
SMU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1963 college football season. In their third season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–5 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 178 to 147. The team's statistical leaders included James Ellis with 536 passing yards, Donny Anderson with 609 rushing yards, and David Parks with 499 receiving yards. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Washington State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 16–7
September 28	at No. 4 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–49
October 5	Texas A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 10–0
October 12	TCU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 3–35
October 19	Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 17–21
October 26	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 13–6
November 2	Rice	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 3–17
November 9	Kansas State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 51–13
November 16	at Texas Western*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 7–3
November 23	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 20–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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