1963 BYU Cougars football team
The 1963 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled a 2–8 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the WAC, and were outscored by a combined total of 222 to 91.[1][2]
| 1963 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1963 record | 2–8 (0–4 WAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Phil Brady with 318 rushing yards and 448 yards of total offense, Ron Stewart with 160 passing yards, Bruce Smith with 178 receiving yards, and Frank Baker with 23 points scored.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 21 | at Kansas State* | L 7–24 | |||
| September 28 | at Arizona | L 7–33 | |||
| October 5 | Montana* |
| W 27–0 | ||
| October 12 | at Utah | L 6–15 | |||
| October 19 | at Wyoming | L 14–41 | |||
| November 2 | Utah State* |
| L 0–26 | ||
| November 9 | at George Washington* | L 6–23[5] | |||
| November 16 | at Pacific (CA)* | L 0–14 | |||
| November 23 | Colorado State* |
| W 24–20 | ||
| November 30 | at New Mexico | L 0–26 | |||
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References
- "1963 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
- "BYU beaten 23–6 by Colonials". The Herald-Journal. November 10, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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