1963 Baylor Bears football team

1963 Baylor Bears football
1963 Baylor Bears football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 14–7 vs. LSU
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
Record	8–3 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	John Bridgers (5th season);
Captain	Bobby Crenshaw, Don Trull
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

The 1963 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, defeated LSU in the 1963 Bluebonnet Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 205 to 120.^[1]^[2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

The team's statistical leaders included Don Trull with 2,157 passing yards and 60 points scored, Dalton Hoffman with 458 rushing yards, and Larry Elkins with 873 receiving yards.^[3] Trull and Bobby Crenshaw were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Houston*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 27–0	20,000
October 3	at Oregon State*	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR		L 15–22	24,342
October 12	Arkansas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 14–10	33,000
October 19	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 21–17	32,000
October 26	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 34–7	21,000
November 2	TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 32–13	36,000
November 9	at No. 1 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		L 0–7	64,530
November 16	Kentucky*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		L 7–19	18,000	^[4]
November 30	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 21–12	40,000
December 7	SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 20–6	26,000
December 21	vs. LSU*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	CBS	W 14–7	50,000	^[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1963 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 114. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ "1963 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "Kentucky scores major upset over Baylor by 19–7". The Park City Daily News. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baylor barges by LSU, 14–7". Valley Morning Star. December 22, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.