1963 Miami Hurricanes football team

1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. They finished the season 3–7.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Florida State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		L 0–24
September 28	Purdue	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 3–0
October 4	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 10–0	18,000	^[1]
October 11	LSU	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 0–3
October 18	Georgia	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 14–31
November 2	at Kentucky	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 20–14
November 16	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 16–27
November 23	Florida	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		L 21–27	57,773
November 30	No. 5 Pittsburgh	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 20–31	33,230	^[2]
December 7	No. 9 Alabama	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 12–17	26,967
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1963 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
T		Dan Conners	Sr
QB	`10`	George Mira	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Hurricanes slip past Tulane, 10–0". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jordan, Jimmy (December 2, 1963). "Pitt sure of one game against State Saturday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 35.
^ "1963 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2016.

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National championship seasons in bold

1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	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