1963 Texas Longhorns football team

1963 Southwest Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1963 Texas Longhorns football
1963 Texas Longhorns football
Consensus national champion; Southwest Conference champion; Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–6 vs. Navy
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1963 record	11–0 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (7th season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 60,130)
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

The 1963 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The Longhorns won their first national championship. Tommy Nobis was the only sophomore starter, and was an important participant on the Longhorns' 1963 team, which defeated #2 Navy led by Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic, 28–6.

Schedule[]

After defeating Baylor in their eighth game, the Longhorns became the only major team with no losses and no ties in college football.^[2] After defeating their first nine opponents, the Longhorns clinched the Southwestern Conference title and a spot in the Cotton Bowl.^[3] The Longhorns ended up finishing the regular season with a 10–0 record and defeated #2 Navy in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic, 28–6. Texas was the consensus national champion before the game with #2 Navy,^[4] regardless of the outcome because the AP Poll and UPI Poll did not release polls after bowl games until years later. However, the win ensured that there would be no dispute as had happened in other years when #1 teams lost their bowl games.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	8:00 p.m.	at Tulane*	No. 5	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 21–0	18,000
September 28	7:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 49–7	54,000
October 5	7:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State*	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 34–7	48,000
October 12	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*	No. 2	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	W 28–7	75,504
October 19	7:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 1	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)		W 17–13	41,000
October 26	7:30 p.m.	Rice	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 10–6	64,130
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at SMU	No. 1	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 17–12	59,000
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 7–0	64,530
November 16	2:00 p.m.	TCU	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 17–0	58,000
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 1	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	CBS	W 15–13	41,820
January 1, 1964	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Navy*	No. 1	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 28–6	75,300
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries[]

at Tulane[]

Texas Longhorns (0–0) vs. Tulane Green Wave (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Texas	0	3	3	15	21
Tulane	0	0	0	0	0

at Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA

Date: Friday, September 20, 1963
Game time: 8:00 PM CDT
Game weather: Clear, 75 ° F
Game attendance: 18,000
Box Score

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Statistics	TEX	TU
First downs	22	8
Total yards	368	138
Rushes/yards	60/282	32/103
Passing yards	86	35
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–18–0	4–14–2
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Duke Carlisle	3–8, 45 yards
	Rushing	Ernie Koy	13 car, 61 yards
	Receiving	Charles Talbert	3 rec, 39 yards
Tulane	Passing	TEAM	4–14, 35 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	TEAM	32 car, 103 yards
	Receiving	TEAM	4 rec, 35 yards

vs. Texas Tech[]

Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (1–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	0	0	7	0	7
No. 4 Texas	7	21	14	7	49

at Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Saturday, September 28, 1963
Game time: 7:30 PM CDT
Game weather: Fair, 85 ° F
Game attendance: 54,000
Box Score

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Statistics	TTU	TEX
First downs	7	23
Total yards	142	390
Rushes/yards	32/59	61/269
Passing yards	83	121
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–17–3	7–16–1
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	TEAM	8–17, 83 yards, 3 INTs
	Rushing	TEAM	32 car, 59 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	TEAM	8 rec, 83 yards
Texas	Passing	Duke Carlisle	3–5, 65 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Marv Kristynik	7 car, 51 yards
	Receiving	Knox Nunnally	2 rec, 45 yards

vs. Oklahoma State[]

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	7	0	0	0	7
No. 3 Texas	10	10	14	0	34

at Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Saturday, October 5, 1963
Game time: 7:30 PM CDT
Game weather: Fair, 81 ° F
Game attendance: 48,000
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Statistics	OSU	TEX
First downs	8	21
Total yards	198	353
Rushes/yards	34/153	69/266
Passing yards	45	87
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	4–17–2	7–13–1
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing	TEAM	4–17, 45 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	TEAM	34 car, 153 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	TEAM	4 rec, 45 yards
Texas	Passing	Duke Carlisle	2–7, 31 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Harold Philipp	13 car, 79 yards
	Receiving	Dan Mauldin	2 rec, 28 yards

vs. Oklahoma[]

Texas Longhorns (3–0) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (2–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Texas	7	7	7	7	28
No. 1 Oklahoma	0	0	7	0	7

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX

Date: Saturday, October 12, 1963
Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
Game weather: Fair, 90 ° F
Game attendance: 75,504
TV: CBS
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Statistics	TEX	OU
First downs	16	8
Total yards	253	190
Rushes/yards	65/239	36/127
Passing yards	14	63
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	1–3–0	4–10–3
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Marv Kristynik	1–2, 14 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tommy Ford	21 car, 77 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	George Sauer	1 rec, 14 yards, 1 TD
Oklahoma	Passing	TEAM	4–10, 63 yards, 3 INTs
	Rushing	TEAM	36 car, 127 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	TEAM	4 rec, 63 yards

at Arkansas[]

Texas Longhorns (4–0) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (2–2)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Texas	7	10	0	0	17
Arkansas	0	7	0	6	13

at War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR

Date: Saturday, October 19, 1963
Game time: 7:30 PM CDT
Game weather: Clear, 70 ° F
Game attendance: 41,000
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Statistics	TEX	ARK
First downs	18	10
Total yards	301	162
Rushes/yards	58/247	32/71
Passing yards	54	91
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	5–7–0	9–19–1
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Duke Carlisle	5–7, 54 yards
	Rushing	Harold Philipp	20 car, 135 yards
	Receiving	Charles Talbert	1 rec, 17 yards
Arkansas	Passing	TEAM	9–19, 91 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	TEAM	32 car, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	TEAM	9 rec, 91 yards, 1 TD

vs. Rice[]

Rice Owls (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (5–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rice	6	0	0	0	6
No. 1 Texas	7	3	0	0	10

at Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Saturday, October 26, 1963
Game time: 7:30 PM CDT
Game weather: Fair, 74 ° F
Game attendance: 64,130
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Statistics	RICE	TEX
First downs	14	18
Total yards	255	258
Rushes/yards	25/39	59/213
Passing yards	216	45
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–27–2	4–11–0
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	TEAM	13–27, 216 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	TEAM	25 car, 39 yards
	Receiving	TEAM	13 rec, 216 yards, 1 TD
Texas	Passing	Duke Carlisle	4–11, 45 yards
	Rushing	Tommy Ford	14 car, 69 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Knox Nunnally	1 rec, 29 yards

at SMU[]

Texas Longhorns (6–0) vs. SMU Mustangs (2–3)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Texas	7	10	0	0	17
SMU	0	6	0	6	12

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX

Date: Saturday, November 2, 1963
Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
Game weather: Fair, 61 ° F
Game attendance: 59,000
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Statistics	TEX	SMU
First downs	10	16
Total yards	265	291
Rushes/yards	49/194	34/115
Passing yards	71	176
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	5–17–1	37–16–1
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Tommy Wade	3–9, 48 yards
	Rushing	Tommy Ford	13 car, 113 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	George Sauer	2 rec, 36 yards
SMU	Passing	TEAM	16–37, 176 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	TEAM	34 car, 115 yards
	Receiving	TEAM	16 rec, 176 yards, 2 TDs

vs. Baylor[]

Baylor Bears (5–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (7–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	0	0	0	0	0
No. 1 Texas	0	0	7	0	7

at Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Saturday, November 9, 1963
Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
Game weather: Partly Cloudly, 64 ° F
Game attendance: 64,530
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Statistics	BAY	TEX
First downs	13	17
Total yards	210	302
Rushes/yards	18/6	63/242
Passing yards	204	60
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–39–2	5–8–0
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	TEAM	19–39, 208 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	TEAM	18 car, 6 yards
	Receiving	TEAM	19 rec, 204 yards
Texas	Passing	Duke Carlisle	5–6, 60 yards
	Rushing	Tommy Ford	27 car, 101 yards
	Receiving	Charles Talber	2 rec, 27 yards

vs. TCU[]

TCU Horned Frogs (3–3) vs. Texas Longhorns (8–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	0	0	0
No. 1 Texas	0	10	7	0	17

at Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Saturday, November 16, 1963
Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
Game weather: Cloudly, 78 ° F
Game attendance: 58,000
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Statistics	TCU	TEX
First downs	12	18
Total yards	170	241
Rushes/yards	36/34	51/150
Passing yards	136	91
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–26–2	7–19–1
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing	TEAM	13–26, 136 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	TEAM	36 car, 34 yards
	Receiving	TEAM	13 rec, 136 yards
Texas	Passing	Duke Carlisle	7–17, 91 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tom Stockton	21 car, 89 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Pete Lammons	3 rec, 52 yards

at Texas A&M[]

Texas Longhorns (9–0) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (2–6–1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Texas	3	0	0	12	15
Texas A&M	0	7	6	0	13

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

Date: Thursday, November 28, 1963
Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
Game weather: Overcast, 55 ° F
Game attendance: 41,820
TV: CBS
Box Score

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Statistics	TEX	TAMU
First downs	19	7
Total yards	315	186
Rushes/yards	55/214	40/95
Passing yards	101	91
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–28–3	2–5–1
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Tommy Wade	8–17, 89 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tommy Ford	21 car, 113 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Charles Talbert	5 rec, 47 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	TEAM	3–5, 91 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	TEAM	40 car, 95 yards
	Receiving	TEAM	3 rec, 91 yards, 2 TDs

vs. Navy (Cotton Bowl)[]

1964 Cotton Bowl Classic: Navy Midshipmen (9–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (10–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Navy	0	0	0	6	6
No. 1 Texas	7	14	7	0	28

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 1964
Game time: 1:00 PM CDT
Game weather: Clear, 45 ° F
Game attendance: 75,300
TV announcers (CBS): Chris Schenkel, Pat Summerall
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Statistics	NAVY	TEX
First downs	16	18
Total yards	213	402
Rushes/yards	29/-14	43/168
Passing yards	227	234
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–34–1	8–21–1
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Roger Staubach	21–31, 288 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Donnelly	8 car, 12 yards
	Receiving	Orr	9 rec, 112 yards
Texas	Passing	Duke Carlisle	7–19, 213 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Duke Carlisle	11 car, 54 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Phil Harris	3 rec, 157 yards, 2 TDs

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AP	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
UPI Coaches	Not released		3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

1963 Longhorns in the NFL[]

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise	Source
Scott Appleton	Defensive Tackle	1	4	Dallas Cowboys^{[note 1]}	^[6]^[7]
Duke Carlisle	Back	5	60	Green Bay Packers	^[8]
Walter (Sandy) Sands	End	12	159	Minnesota Vikings	^[9]

Ernie Koy, Jr. and Olen Underwood would be selected in the 1964 NFL Draft, while Tommy Nobis would be selected in the 1965 NFL Draft.

Awards and honors[]

Scott Appleton, Tackle, Outland Trophy^[7]
Scott Appleton, Consensus All-American^[10]

Notes[]

^ Appleton was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas traded their rights to Appleton to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Buddy Dial. The Houston Oilers ended up signing Appleton.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Longhorns Top Both Grid Polls". The Milwaukee Sentinel, via Google News. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sentinel Wire Services. December 3, 1963.
^ "Texas Conquers Baylor, 7 to 0". Star-News, via Google News. Wilmington, North Carolina. United Press International. November 9, 1963.
^ "Texas Blanks TCU, 17–0: Longhorns Clinch Bowl Spot". Youngstown Vindicator, via Google News. Youngstown, Ohio. United Press International. November 17, 1963.
^ "Texas Must Beat Navy to Prove No. 1 Ranking". The Morning Record, via Google News. Meriden, Connecticut. Associated Press. December 11, 1963.
^ All-Time Results 12/29/2012 Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Steelers Working Hard for Appleton's Signature". The Victoria Advocate, via Google News. Victoria, Texas. Associated Press. January 7, 1964.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Houston Oilers Sign Appleton". Star-News, via Google News. Wilmington, North Carolina. United Press International. February 2, 1964.
^ "Packers Sign Duke Carlisle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, via Google News. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 14, 1964.
^ "Minnesota Signs End from Texas". The Miami News, via Google News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. January 2, 1965.
^ "NCAA Football Award Winners" (pdf). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. p. 7.

[6] Appleton was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas traded their rights to Appleton to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Buddy Dial. The Houston Oilers ended up signing Appleton.

[toprank-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Longhorns Top Both Grid Polls". The Milwaukee Sentinel, via Google News. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sentinel Wire Services. December 3, 1963.

[baylor-2] "Texas Conquers Baylor, 7 to 0". Star-News, via Google News. Wilmington, North Carolina. United Press International. November 9, 1963.

[tcu-3] "Texas Blanks TCU, 17–0: Longhorns Clinch Bowl Spot". Youngstown Vindicator, via Google News. Youngstown, Ohio. United Press International. November 17, 1963.

[4] "Texas Must Beat Navy to Prove No. 1 Ranking". The Morning Record, via Google News. Meriden, Connecticut. Associated Press. December 11, 1963.

[5] All-Time Results 12/29/2012 Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Steelers Working Hard for Appleton's Signature". The Victoria Advocate, via Google News. Victoria, Texas. Associated Press. January 7, 1964.

[sign-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Houston Oilers Sign Appleton". Star-News, via Google News. Wilmington, North Carolina. United Press International. February 2, 1964.

[9] "Packers Sign Duke Carlisle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, via Google News. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 14, 1964.

[10] "Minnesota Signs End from Texas". The Miami News, via Google News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. January 2, 1965.

[11] "NCAA Football Award Winners" (pdf). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. p. 7.

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1963 Texas Longhorns football

Consensus national champion Southwest Conference champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–6 vs. Navy
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1^[1]
AP	No. 1^[1]
1963 record	11–0 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (7th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Southwest Conference football standings
v t	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