1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach John Michelosen, the Panthers were 9–1 and were fourth in the final AP poll, third in the coaches poll.

1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
1963 record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(Capacity: 57,331)
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Memphis State      9 0 1
No. 4 Pittsburgh      9 1 0
No. 2 Navy      9 2 0
Syracuse      8 2 0
Utah State      8 2 0
Oregon      8 3 0
Penn State      7 3 0
Army      7 3 0
Air Force      7 4 0
Boston College      6 3 0
Buffalo      5 3 1
Southern Miss      5 3 1
Idaho      5 4 0
Villanova      5 4 0
Oregon State      5 5 0
San Jose State      5 5 0
Xavier      5 4 1
West Texas State      4 4 1
Florida State      4 5 1
Colgate      3 4 1
New Mexico State      3 6 1
Colorado State      3 7 0
Miami (FL)      3 7 0
Texas Western      3 7 0
Detroit      2 6 1
Holy Cross      2 6 1
Notre Dame      2 7 0
Pacific (CA)      2 8 0
Houston      2 8 0
Boston University      1 6 1
Dayton      1 7 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The Panthers did not play in a bowl game; their most recent postseason appearance was in 1956 and the next was in 1973.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 20at UCLAW 20–028,095
September 28WashingtonNo. 10W 13–636,946
October 5CaliforniaNo. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–1521,931
October 19at West VirginiaNo. 3W 13–1031,000
October 26at No. 10 NavyNo. 3L 12–2430,231
November 2SyracuseNo. 10
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 35–2744,217
November 9at Notre DameNo. 8W 27–741,306
November 16ArmyNo. 6
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA [5]
W 28–047, 947
November 30at Miami (FL)No. 5W 31–2033,230
December 7Penn StateNo. 4
W 22–2152,349
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff

Season summary

at UCLA

Pittsburgh Panthers at UCLA Bruins
1 2 34Total
Pittsburgh 7 10 3020
UCLA 0 0 000

at Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 11:15 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 28,095
Game information

at West Virginia

#3 Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers
1 2 34Total
#3 Pittsburgh 7 0 0613
West Virginia 0 3 0710

at Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 32,000
Game information

Penn State

Penn State Nittany Lions at #4 Pittsburgh Panthers
1 2 34Total
Penn State 7 7 7021
#4 Pittsburgh 0 12 3722

at Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 52,349
Game information

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Paul MarthaDefensive Back110Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray PoppGuard8100New York Giants
Rick LeesonBack10130Washington Redskins
Paul CercelCenter16213Dallas Cowboys
Bryan GeneralovichEnd20275Pittsburgh Steelers

Source[10]

Media

Radio

Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator Sideline reporter Studio host
WWSW–AM 970

See also

References

  1. McHugh, Roy (September 21, 1963). "Pitt passes test with UCLA". Pittsburgh Press. p. 6.
  2. "Pitt wins 13-10". Chicago Tribune. UPI. October 20, 1963. p. 2, sec. 2.
  3. "Navy hands Pitt first grid loss". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 31.
  4. "Devore loses temper, Irish bow to Panthers". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 10, 1963. p. 34.
  5. "Pitt wallops Army for No. 7". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 17, 1963. p. 37.
  6. Jordan, Jimmy (December 2, 1963). "Pitt sure of one game against State Saturday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 35.
  7. Jordan, Jimmy (November 22, 1963). "57,331 sellout for Pitt-Penn State tilt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 25.
  8. Jordan, Jimmy (December 7, 1963). "55,000 to see Pitt battle Penn State at stadium today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 12.
  9. "Pitt rallies to edge Penn State 22-21". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 8, 1963. p. 40.
  10. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1964.htm


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