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Alabama Crimson Tide

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded: 1831
Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
Capacity: 92,138
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Paul W. Bear Bryant
Conference: Southeastern-

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1892 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Alabama.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Georgia	32	7	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Tulane	28	0	W	@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Vanderbilt	21	6	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Florida	6	10	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Tennessee	35	0	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Houston	21	13	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Mississippi State	20	19	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Georgia Tech	27	11	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Auburn	8	10	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Dec. 7	@ Miami	17	12	W
Wed., Jan. 1	Mississippi	12	7	W	@ New Orleans, LA	Sugar Bowl

1963 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	227
Scoring Average	20.6
Points Allowed	95
Defense Average	8.6
Opponents Record	52-51
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-1

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
8	7-2-0	AP
9	7-2-0	Coaches
9	7-2-0	UPI

1963 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Auburn	9-2	196	116	Lost 7-13	6-1	119	74	Ralph Shug Jordan
Alabama	9-2	227	95	Won 12-7	5-2	150	52	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	7-1-2	214	45	Lost 7-12	5-0-1	146	27	John H. Vaught
Georgia Tech	7-3	173	89		4-3	101	76	Bobby Dodd
Louisiana State	7-4	142	112	Lost 7-14	4-2	78	57	Charles McClendon
Mississippi State	7-2-2	185	94	Won 16-12	4-1-2	96	65	Paul J. Davis
Florida	6-3-1	130	120		3-3-1	61	71	Ray Graves
Tennessee	5-5	168	121		3-5	85	108	Jim McDonald
Georgia	4-5-1	133	151		2-4	61	95	Johnny Griffith
Kentucky	3-6-1	142	168		0-5-1	41	109	Charlie Bradshaw
Tulane	1-8-1	43	191		0-6-1	23	153	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle
Vanderbilt	1-7-2	73	146		0-5-2	23	113	Jack Green

1963 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1963 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.