1963 Baylor Bears football team

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1963 Baylor Bears football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 14–7 vs. LSU
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
1963 record8–3 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainBobby Crenshaw, Don Trull
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southwest Conference football standings
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 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 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, defeated LSU in the 1963 Bluebonnet Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 205 to 120.[1][2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

The team's statistical leaders included Don Trull with 2,157 passing yards and 60 points scored, Dalton Hoffman with 458 rushing yards, and Larry Elkins with 873 receiving yards.[3] Trull and Bobby Crenshaw were the team captains.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Houston*
W 27–0
October 3at Oregon State*
L 15–22
October 12Arkansas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 14–10
October 19at Texas Tech
W 21–17
October 26at Texas A&M
W 34–7
November 2TCU
W 32–13
November 9at No. 1 Texas
L 0–7
November 16Kentucky*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 7–19
November 30at Rice
W 21–12
December 7SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 20–6
December 21vs. LSU*
W 14–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1963 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 114. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "1963 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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