1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 16–12 vs. NC State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
1963 record7–2–2 (4–1–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1 7 1 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 0 9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 2 0 9 2 0
Mississippi State 4 1 2 7 2 2
LSU 4 2 0 7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 7 3 0
Florida 3 3 1 6 3 1
Tennessee 3 5 0 5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 5 2 1 7 2
Kentucky 0 5 1 3 6 1
Tulane 0 6 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Although the Bulldogs were picked to come in last in the SEC in the preseason, they finished 4–1–2 in the conference and qualified for the Liberty Bowl,[1] the first nationally televised game in school history. The Liberty Bowl, played in 15-degree weather, was described by longtime radio broadcaster Jack Cristil as "colder than a pawnbroker's heart."[2] Head coach Paul Davis was named SEC Coach of the Year in honor of the team's surprise success.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Howard (AL)*W 43–0
September 28at FloridaT 9–9
October 5at TennesseeW 7–0
October 12TulaneW 31–10[4]
October 19Houston*W 20–0
October 26at Memphis State*L 10–17
November 2at No. 7 AlabamaL 19–20
November 9No. 5 Auburn
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, Mississippi
W 13–10
November 16LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)
W 7–6
November 30No. 3 Ole MissT 10–10
December 21vs. NC State*W 16–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "You can't measure heart". HailState.com. 2013-10-15. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
  2. ^ "1963 Liberty Bowl champs to celebrate 50th anniversary Saturday". MSState.edu. 2013-10-07. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  3. ^ 2011 Mississippi State Football Media Guide, p. 116
  4. ^ "Miss. State rips Tulane by 31–10". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015
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