1963 LSU Tigers football team

1963 LSU Tigers football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 14–7 vs. Baylor
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1963 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
No. 5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Tulane	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers complied an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished fifth in the SEC.[1]

The Battle for the Rag, the annual rivalry game vs. Tulane, was played as scheduled, one of the few games not to be postponed or canceled following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The contest kicked off approximately 25 hours after the tragedy in Dallas. It was the second of three consecutive Tiger shutouts vs. the Green Wave at Baton Rouge.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	8:00 p.m.	Texas A&M*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 14–6	68,000	[2]
September 28		at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 12–21	64,000	[3]
October 5	8:00 p.m.	No. 7 Georgia Tech	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 7–6	67,500	[4]
October 11		at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 3–0	45,986	[5]
October 19	8:00 p.m.	Kentucky	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 28–7	68,000	[6]
October 26		at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 14–0	46,000	[7]
November 2		No. 3 Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	L 3–37	67,500	[8]
November 9	8:00 p.m.	TCU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 28–14	67,000	[9]
November 16		at Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		L 6–7	46,500	[10]
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Tulane	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 20–0	55,000	[11]
December 21		vs. Baylor*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	CBS	L 7–14	50,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "1963 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
2. "Tough Tigers axe Aggies". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 22, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Rice passing attack sinks L.S.U." The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "LSU Bengals pull big upset, clip unbeaten Tech, 7–6". The Anniston Star. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "LSU holds off Miami in final period to win, 3–0". Nashville Banner. October 12, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Roommates team to give LSU 28–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "LSU's ground game crushes Florida". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ole Miss Rebels crush jinx and LSU, 37–3". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "LSU Bengals trim Frogs, 28–14". Wichita Falls Times. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "State picks off Bengals, 7–6". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Schwab cracks ice on chilly day to pace LSU to 20–0 victory". Monroe Morning World. November 24, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Baylor barges by LSU, 14–7". Valley Morning Star. December 22, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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