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Louisiana State Football Team History

Louisiana State Tigers

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Charles McClendon
Conference: Southeastern-

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1893 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Charles McClendon enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Texas A&M	14	6	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Rice	12	21	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Georgia Tech	7	6	W
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Miami	3	0	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Kentucky	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Florida	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Mississippi	3	37	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Texas Christian	28	14	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Mississippi State	6	7	L	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Tulane	20	0	W
Sat., Dec. 21	Baylor	7	14	L	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1963 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	142
Scoring Average	12.9
Points Allowed	112
Defense Average	10.2
Opponents Record	54-49
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-2

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.