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Mississippi State Football Team History

Mississippi State Bulldogs

University of Mississippi State
Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Scott Field
Capacity: 55,082
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Paul J. Davis
Conference: Southeastern-

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1895 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Paul J. Davis enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Samford	43	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Florida	9	9	T
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Tennessee	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Tulane	31	10	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Houston	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Memphis	10	17	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Alabama	19	20	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Auburn	13	10	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Louisiana State	7	6	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Mississippi	10	10	T
Sat., Dec. 21	North Carolina State	16	12	W	@ Philadelphia, PA	Liberty Bowl

1963 Season Totals
Record	7-2 -2
Points Scored	185
Scoring Average	16.8
Points Allowed	94
Defense Average	8.5
Opponents Record	63-36
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	5-0 -1
Away Record	1-2 -1

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	6-2-2	Coaches
11	6-2-2	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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.