1963 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1963 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The Midshipmen were led by head coach Wayne Hardin in his fifth year, finished the year with an overall record of nine wins and two losses and with a loss against Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

1963 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1963 record9–2
Head coachWayne Hardin (5th season)
CaptainThomas Lynch
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
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
Florida State      4 5 1
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
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 AP Poll

Quarterback Roger Staubach won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award while leading the Midshipmen to a 9–1 regular season record and a final ranking of No. #2 in the nation. He led Navy to victory over their annual rivalry with Notre Dame, which would be the Midshipmen's last win over Notre Dame until 2007. In the Crab Bowl Classic, Navy defeated Maryland by a score of 42–7. There was talk of cancelling the 1963 Army-Navy game in the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but his widow, Jacqueline, insisted that the game should be played. No. 2 Navy accepted an invitation to play in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic versus No. 1 Texas, the second No. 1 versus No. 2 bowl game in college football history.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 21at West VirginiaNo. 9W 51–7
September 28William & MaryNo. 5W 28–0
October 5at MichiganNo. 6W 26–1355,877
October 11at SMUNo. 4L 28–3237,000
October 19vs. VMINo. 10
W 21–12
October 26No. 3 PittsburghNo. 10
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 24–12
November 2at Notre DameNo. 4W 35–1459,362
November 9MarylandNo. 4
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD (rivalry)
W 42–7
November 16at DukeNo. 2W 38–25
December 7vs. ArmyNo. 2W 21–15
January 1, 1964vs. No. 1 TexasNo. 2
L 6–2875,300
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1963 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Roger Staubach Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Roger StaubachQuarterback10129Dallas Cowboys

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Awards and honors

References


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