1963 Stanford Indians football team

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1963 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record3–7–0 (1–4 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Washington $ 4 1 0 6 5 0
No. 16 USC 3 1 0 7 3 0
UCLA 2 2 0 2 8 0
Washington State 1 1 0 3 6 1
California 1 3 0 4 5 1
Stanford 1 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by new head coach John Ralston. Ralston succeeded Jack Curtice, who had been fired at the end of the previous season.[1] The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21San Jose State*W 29–13
September 28Oregon*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–3631,000
October 5UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 9–1021,000
October 12at Rice*L 13–23
October 19at WashingtonL 11–1954,213
October 26Notre Dame*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 24–1455,000
November 2at Oregon State*L 7–1017,697
November 9at USCL 11–2557,035
November 16Washington State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 15–3227,500
November 30[a 1]California
W 28–1782,000
  • *Non-conference game
  1. ^ Rescheduled from November 23 following the Kennedy assassination.

Roster[edit]

1963 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Steve Thurlow
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Game summaries[edit]

California[edit]

1 234Total
California 3 0140 17
• Stanford 0 31213 28

The 66th Big Game was scheduled for November 23, but after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, like nearly all sporting events, the game was canceled and rescheduled for the following week.[3] Stanford was winless in the conference coming into the game, and following a California punt return for a touchdown, were behind their rival 17–9 late in the second half. But the Indians fought back, scoring the last 19 points in the game on two touchdowns and two field goals to win the game.[4]

Players drafted by the NFL/AFL[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL/AFL Club[b 1]
Steve Thurlow Running back 2 25 New York Giants
Bob Nichols Tackle 9/18 122/142 Pittsburgh Steelers/Houston Oilers[b 2]
Dick Leeuwenburg Tackle 11/17 154/134 Chicago Bears/Houston Oilers[b 3]
Marv Harris Linebacker 13 175 Los Angeles Rams

[5][6]

  1. ^ AFL Draft selections shown in italics.
  2. ^ Signed with Pittsburgh.
  3. ^ Signed with Chicago.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Coach Jack Curtice fired by Stanford". The News and Courier. November 27, 1962. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1963–1967". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  3. ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 140. ISBN 1-57167-116-1.
  4. ^ "Stanford defeats California by 28–17". The Register-Guard. December 1, 1963. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "1964 NFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  6. ^ "1964 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.