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1963 BYU Cougars football team

1963 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (0–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State* 3 0 0 8 1 0
New Mexico $ 3 1 0 6 4 0
Arizona 2 2 0 5 5 0
Utah 2 2 0 4 6 0
Wyoming 2 3 0 6 4 0
BYU 0 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for conference title due to playing fewer than qualifying number of games

The 1963 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished last out of sixth place in the WAC, and were outscored by a combined total of 222 to 91.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Phil Brady with 318 rushing yards and 448 yards of total offense, Ron Stewart with 160 passing yards, Bruce Smith with 178 receiving yards, and Frank Baker with 23 points scored.[3][4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Kansas State*L 7–2411,000[5]
September 288:00 p.m.at ArizonaL 7–33[6][7][8]
October 58:00 p.m.Montana*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 27–0[9][10]
October 12at UtahL 6–1525,494[11]
October 19at WyomingL 14–4115,641[12]
November 2Utah State*dagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 0–2613,343[13]
November 9at George Washington*L 6–237,000[14]
November 16at Pacific (CA)*L 0–146,000[15]
November 23Colorado State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 24–204,000[16]
November 30at New MexicoL 0–2614,851[17]

References

  1. ^ "1963 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
  5. ^ "K-State wins 24–7; Ends losses at 18". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 22, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Miller, Hack (September 27, 1963). "BYU ready for Arizona". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
  7. ^ "Rockies: Arizona, 33–7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 1963. p. 2B.
  8. ^ Miller, Hack (September 30, 1963). "Were the Cougars oversold?". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
  9. ^ Ferguson, George (October 5, 1963). "Y., Montana seek new spark". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 8A.
  10. ^ Ferguson, George (October 7, 1963). "Y. win tough to evaluate". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
  11. ^ "Utah goes two-up in WAC with 15–6 win over BYU". Albuquerque Journal. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wyoming coasts against Cougars". Rapid City Journal. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Munson passes blank BYU by 26–0 count". The Idaho Statesman. November 3, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "BYU beaten 23–6 by Colonials". The Herald-Journal. November 10, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "UOP snaps back, belts BYU 14–0". The Sacramento Bee. November 17, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Robinson leads 'Y' to victory". The Sunday Herald. November 24, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "New Mexico stays in race with 26–0 win". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.