1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 4
1963 record 9–1
Head coach John Michelosen (9th season)
Home stadium Pitt Stadium
(Capacity: 57,331)
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Memphis State      9 0 1
No. 4 Pittsburgh      9 1 0
No. 2 Navy      9 2 0
Syracuse      8 2 0
Utah State      8 2 0
Oregon      8 3 0
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
Texas Western      4 5 0
Colgate      3 4 1
New Mexico State      3 6 1
Rutgers      3 6 0
Colorado State      3 7 0
Louisville      3 7 0
Miami (FL)      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 AP Poll

The 1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1963 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach John Michelosen, the Panthers were 9–1 and were fourth in the final AP poll, third in the coaches poll.

The Panthers did not play in a bowl game; their most recent postseason appearance was in 1956 and the next was in 1973.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA [1] W 20–0   28,095
September 28 Washington No. 10 Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA W 13–6   36,946
October 5 California No. 9 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 35–15   21,931
October 19 at West Virginia No. 3 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV [2] (Backyard Brawl) W 13–10   31,000
October 26 at No. 10 Navy No. 3 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD [3] L  12–24   30,231
November 2 Syracusedagger No. 10 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) W 35–27   44,217
November 9 at Notre Dame No. 8 Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN [4] (Rivalry) W 27–7   41,306
November 16 Army No. 6 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA [5] W 28–0   47, 947
November 30 at Miami (FL) No. 5 Orange BowlMiami, FL [6] W 31–20   33,230
December 7 Penn State No. 4 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA [7][8][9] (Rivalry) W 22–21   52,349
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Coaching staff

1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Paul MarthaDefensive Back110Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray PoppGuard8100New York Giants
Rick LeesonBack10130Washington Redskins
Paul CercelCenter16213Dallas Cowboys
Bryan GeneralovichEnd20275Pittsburgh Steelers

Source[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 McHugh, Roy (September 21, 1963). "Pitt passes test with UCLA". Pittsburgh Press. p. 6.
  2. "Pitt wins 13-10". Chicago Tribune. UPI. October 20, 1963. p. 2, sec. 2.
  3. "Navy hands Pitt first grid loss". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 31.
  4. "Devore loses temper, Irish bow to Panthers". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 10, 1963. p. 34.
  5. "Pitt wallops Army for No. 7". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 17, 1963. p. 37.
  6. Jordan, Jimmy (December 2, 1963). "Pitt sure of one game against State Saturday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 35.
  7. 1 2 Jordan, Jimmy (November 22, 1963). "57,331 sellout for Pitt-Penn State tilt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 25.
  8. 1 2 Jordan, Jimmy (December 7, 1963). "55,000 to see Pitt battle Penn State at stadium today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 12.
  9. 1 2 "Pitt rallies to edge Penn State 22-21". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 8, 1963. p. 40.
  10. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1964.htm


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