The 1963 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.
| 1963 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Jeppesen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Southern | L 6–14 | 15,000 | [1] | |
| October 5 | Prairie View A&M | L 6–44 | 14,000–26,000 | [2] | |
| October 12 | at Bishop* | Dallas, TX | W 33–6 | 3,200 | [3] |
| October 19 | Alcorn A&M |
| W 38–22 | 5,000–5,400 | [4] |
| October 26 | at Wiley |
| W 34–13 | 3,000 | [5] |
| November 2 | at Grambling | W 27–13 | 5,300 | [6] | |
| November 9 | Jackson State |
| W 6–0 | 8,400 | [7] |
| November 16 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 6–0 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 22 | at Lackland Air Force Base* |
| L 21–33 | 4,000 | |
| November 30 | vs. No. 7 Florida A&M* | W 20–14 | 21,000 | [9] | |
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References edit
- ^ "S.U. Jaguars turn back T.S.U., 14–6". The Louisiana Weekly. September 28, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View Panthers clobber Texas Southern". Alexandria News Leader. October 12, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern defeats Bishop". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 13, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern top Alcorn 38–22 before 5,000 fans". Jackson Advocate. October 26, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley bows to Texas Southern". The Marshall News Messenger. October 27, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern beats Grambling". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View leading league". Sun Herald. November 11, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "AM and N loses". Northwest Arkansas Times. November 18, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Douglas passes Texas Southern to upset win over Rattlers". Panama City News-Herald. December 1, 1963. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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