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Texas Football Team History


Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
 Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Darrell Royal
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Darrell Royal enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 The Longhorns won the National Championship.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 20  @ Tulane  21   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Texas Tech  49   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Oklahoma State  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Oklahoma  28   7   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Arkansas  17   13   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Rice  10   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Southern Methodist  17   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Baylor  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Texas Christian  17   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  @ Texas A&M  15   13   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Navy  28   6   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record11-0
  Points Scored243
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed71
  Defense Average6.5
  Opponents Record53-56
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-0
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
110-0-0 AP
110-0-0 Coaches
110-0-0 UPI
  
1963 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 5-5147178 2-573155  J.T. King
Texas 11-024371Won  28-67-013251  Darrell Royal
Baylor 8-3205120Won  14-76-114272  John D. Bridgers
Rice 6-4145114 4-39461  Jess C. Neely
Arkansas 5-517996 3-49682  Frank Broyles
Southern Methodist 4-7141175Lost  14-212-56999  Hayden Fry
Texas Christian 4-5-1131166 2-4-194132  Othol Abe Martin
Texas A&M 2-7-190153 1-5-161109  Henry Hank Foldberg

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

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


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.