1963 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1963 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. This was Bill Peterson's fourth year as head coach, and he led the team to a 4–5–1 record.

1963 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
1963 record4–5–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon James (2nd season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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 AP Poll

While an FSU student and before he became famous as lead vocalist for The Doors, Jim Morrison was arrested for public drunkenness, resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace at the September 28 game against TCU.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Miami (FL)W 24–0[2]
September 28TCUL 0–13
October 12Wake Forest
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 35–015,000
October 19at Southern MissT 0–011,353[3]
October 26VPI
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 23–3116,500
November 2Furman
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 49–6
November 9at Georgia TechL 7–1549,804
November 16NC State
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 14–0
November 23at No. 9 AuburnL 15–21
November 30at FloridaL 0–745,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

References

  1. "Jim Morrison's Arrest History".
  2. "FSU upsets Miami". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. September 21, 1963. p. 6.
  3. "FSU plays scoreless tie". Tallahassee Democrat. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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