1963 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1963 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. They finished the season 3–7.

1963 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
1963 record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
(capacity: 70,097)
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19Florida StateL 0–24
September 28Purdue
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 3–0
October 4at TulaneW 10–018,000[1]
October 11LSU
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 0–3
October 18Georgia
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 14–31
November 2at KentuckyW 20–14
November 16at North CarolinaL 16–27
November 23Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 21–2757,773
November 30No. 5 Pittsburgh
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 20–3133,230[2]
December 7No. 9 Alabama
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSL 12–1726,967
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1963 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T Dan Conners Sr
QB 10 George Mira Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. "Hurricanes slip past Tulane, 10–0". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    2. Jordan, Jimmy (December 2, 1963). "Pitt sure of one game against State Saturday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 35.
    3. "1963 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
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