1963 Oregon State Beavers football team

1963 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Tommy Prothro (9th season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium Multnomah Stadium

1963 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Memphis State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Navy			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					5	–	3	–	1
Idaho			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	4	–	0
Oregon State			–					5	–	5	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					5	–	4	–	1
West Texas State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Florida State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
New Mexico State			–					3	–	6	–	1
Colorado State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	7	–	0
Texas Western			–					3	–	7	–	0
Detroit			–					2	–	6	–	1
Holy Cross			–					2	–	6	–	1
Notre Dame			–					2	–	7	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	6	–	1
Dayton			–					1	–	7	–	2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season In their ninth season under head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 198 to 192.[1] The team played two home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, and two at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 29–14	17,381	[2]
September 28	Colorado	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 41–6	18,721
October 5	Baylor	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 22–15	24,342
October 12	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–34	53,700
October 19	Washington State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 30–6	17,810
October 26	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 8–31	30,000
November 2	Stanford	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 10–7	17,697
November 9	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 15–20	25,846–25,895	[3]
November 15	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 22–28	30,846
November 30	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR (Civil War)	L 14–31	20,700	[4]
Homecoming

[5]

Roster

• E Vern Burke, Sr.
• OL Rich Koeper, Jr.
• QB Gordon Queen

References

1. "1963 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
2. "Oregon State tops Utah eleven, 29–14". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. September 22, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "31-14". Eugene Register=Guard. Oregon. December 1, 1963. p. 1B.
5. "2016 Football media guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 154. Retrieved October 23, 2020.

External links

• WSU Libraries: Game video – Washington State at Oregon State – October 19, 1963