1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
1963 record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 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

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.

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 UCLA
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA[1]
W 20–028,095
September 28WashingtonNo. 10
W 13–636,946
October 5CaliforniaNo. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–1521,931
October 19at West VirginiaNo. 3
W 13–1031,000
October 26at No. 10 NavyNo. 3
L 12–2430,231
November 2SyracusedaggerNo. 10
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 35–2744,217
November 9at Notre DameNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN[4] (rivalry)
W 27–741,306
November 16ArmyNo. 6
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA [5]
W 28–047,947
November 30at Miami (FL)No. 5
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL[6]
W 31–2033,230
December 7Penn StateNo. 4
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA [7][8][9] (rivalry)
W 22–2152,349
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Opener at UCLA was played on Friday night.[1]
  • Following the assassination of President Kennedy, the Penn State game was postponed two weeks to December 7.[7][8][9]

Coaching staff[]

1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff

Season summary[]

at UCLA[]

See also: 1963 UCLA Bruins football team
Pittsburgh Panthers at UCLA Bruins
1 2 34Total
Pittsburgh 7 10 3020
UCLA 0 0 000

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

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

Washington[]

California[]

at West Virginia[]

See also: 1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Backyard Brawl
#3 Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers
1 2 34Total
#3 Pittsburgh 7 0 0613
West Virginia 0 3 0710

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV

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

at #10 Navy[]

Syracuse[]

at Notre Dame[]

Army[]

at Miami (FL)[]

Penn State[]

See also: 1963 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry
Penn State Nittany Lions at #4 Pittsburgh Panthers
1 2 34Total
Penn State 7 7 7021
#4 Pittsburgh 0 12 3722

at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

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

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Paul Martha Defensive Back 1 10 Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray Popp Guard 8 100 New York Giants
Rick Leeson Back 10 130 Washington Redskins
Paul Cercel Center 16 213 Dallas Cowboys
Bryan Generalovich End 20 275 Pittsburgh Steelers

Source[10]

Media[]

Radio[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Jordan, Jimmy (November 22, 1963). "57,331 sellout for Pitt-Penn State tilt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 25.
  8. ^ a b Jordan, Jimmy (December 7, 1963). "55,000 to see Pitt battle Penn State at stadium today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 12.
  9. ^ a b "Pitt rallies to edge Penn State 22-21". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 8, 1963. p. 40.
  10. ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-23.


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