1963 College Football Season

ACC

North Carolina finished atop the 1963 ACC standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
North Carolina6–19–2UNC 35–0 AF
NC State6–18–3MSST 16–12 NCSU
Clemson5–25–4–1
Duke5–25–4–1
Maryland2–53–7
Wake Forest1–51–9
South Carolina1–5–11–8–1
Virginia0–5–12–7–1

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN UNIVERSITIES

Washington finished atop the 1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings at 4–1 in conference play (6–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Washington4–16–5ILL 17–7 WASH
USC3–17–3
UCLA2–22–8
California1–34–5–1
Washington State1–13–6–1
Stanford1–43–7

BIG 8

Nebraska finished atop the 1963 Big 8 standings at 7–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Nebraska7–010–1NEB 13–7 AUB
Oklahoma6–18–2
Missouri5–27–3
Kansas3–45–5
Iowa State3–44–5
Colorado2–52–8
Kansas State1–52–7
Oklahoma State0–61–8

BIG TEN

Illinois finished atop the 1963 Big Ten standings at 5–1–1 in conference play (8–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Illinois5–1–18–1–1ILL 17–7 WASH
Michigan State4–1–16–2–1
Purdue4–35–4
Ohio State4–1–15–3–1
Wisconsin3–45–4
Northwestern3–45–4
Michigan2–3–23–4–2
Iowa2–3–13–3–2
Minnesota2–53–6
Indiana1–53–6

MAC

Ohio finished atop the 1963 MAC standings at 5–1 in conference play (6–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio5–16–3
Bowling Green4–26–2
Miami (OH)4–1–15–2–2
Marshall3–2–15–4–1
Western Michigan2–42–7
Kent State1–53–5
Toledo1–52–7

MIDDLE ATLANTIC

Delaware finished atop the 1963 Middle Atlantic standings at 4–0.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Delaware0–04–0

OHIO VALLEY

Western Kentucky finished atop the 1963 Ohio Valley standings at 1–0.

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Western Kentucky0–01–0WKU 27–0 USCG

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 1963 SEC standings at 7–2 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama7–29–2ALA 12–7 MISS
Auburn6–19–2NEB 13–7 AUB
Ole Miss5–1–16–1–2ALA 12–7 MISS
Georgia Tech4–37–3
Mississippi State4–1–27–2–2MSST 16–12 NCSU
LSU4–27–4BAY 14–7 LSU
Florida3–3–16–3–1
Tennessee3–55–5
Georgia2–44–5–1
Kentucky0–5–12–6–1
Tulane0–6–11–8–1
Vanderbilt0–5–20–7–2

SOUTHERN

Virginia Tech finished atop the 1963 Southern standings at 5–0 in conference play (7–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Virginia Tech5–07–2
West Virginia3–12–6

SOUTHWEST

Texas finished atop the 1963 Southwest standings at 7–0 in conference play (11–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas7–011–0TEX 28–6 NAVY
Baylor6–18–3BAY 14–7 LSU
Rice4–36–4
Arkansas3–45–5
Texas Tech2–55–5
SMU2–54–7ORE 21–14 SMU
TCU2–4–14–5–1
Texas A&M1–5–12–7–1

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Arizona State finished atop the 1963 Western Athletic standings at 3–0 in conference play (8–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arizona State3–08–0
New Mexico3–16–4
Wyoming2–36–4
Arizona2–25–5
Utah2–24–6
BYU0–42–6

INDEPENDENTS

Navy finished atop the 1963 independents at 9–2.

BOWL RESULTS

9 BOWL GAMES

DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1964BowlIllinois 17, Washington 7
Jan 1, 1964BowlTexas 28, Navy 6
Jan 1, 1964BowlNebraska 13, Auburn 7
Jan 1, 1964BowlAlabama 12, Ole Miss 7
Dec 31, 1963BowlOregon 21, SMU 14
Dec 28, 1963BowlNorth Carolina 35, Air Force 0
Dec 28, 1963BowlWestern Kentucky 27, Coast Guard 0
Dec 21, 1963BowlMississippi State 16, NC State 12
Dec 21, 1963BowlBaylor 14, LSU 7