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Navy Football Team History

Navy Midshipmen

United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Founded: 1845
Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Colors: Navy Blue & Gold
Coach: Wayne Hardin
Conference: Independent-

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1879 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Wayne Hardin enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Navy.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ West Virginia	51	7	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. William & Mary	28	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Michigan	26	13	W
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Southern Methodist	28	32	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Virginia Military Institute	21	12	W	@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Pittsburgh	24	12	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Notre Dame	35	14	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Maryland	42	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Duke	38	25	W
Sat., Dec. 7	vs. Army	21	15	W	@ Philadelphia, PA
Wed., Jan. 1	Texas	6	28	L	@ Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl

1963 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	320
Scoring Average	29.1
Points Allowed	165
Defense Average	15.0
Opponents Record	48-39
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-1

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
2	9-1-0	AP
2	9-1-0	Coaches
2	9-1-0	UPI

1963 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Colorado State	3-7	118	299					Mike Lude
East Carolina	9-1	230	54					Clarence Stasavich
Memphis	9-0-1	199	52					Billy J. Murphy
Navy	9-2	320	165	Lost 6-28				Wayne Hardin
Pittsburgh	9-1	236	130					John P. Michelosen
Oregon	8-3	274	153	Won 21-14				Leonard J. Len Casanova
Syracuse	8-2	255	101					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Utah State	8-2	318	99					Tony Knap
Air Force	7-4	249	150	Lost 0-35				Ben Martin
Army	7-3	177	97					Paul Dietzel
Penn State	7-3	165	114					Charles A. Rip Engle
Boston College	6-3	168	130					James H. Jim Miller
Buffalo	5-3-1	120	85					Dick Offenhammer
Oregon State	5-5	198	192					J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
San Jose State	5-5	187	194					Robert Bob Titchenal
Southern Mississippi	5-3-1	128	64					Thad Pie Vann
Florida State	4-5-1	167	93					Bill Peterson
Louisville	3-7	118	213					Frank Camp
Miami	3-7	116	174					Andy Gustafson
New Mexico State	3-6-1	158	209					Warren B. Woodson
Texas El Paso	3-7	98	142					Warren Harper
Arkansas State	2-6	159	174					Bennie Ellender
Eastern Michigan	2-6	96	201					Fred Trosko
Houston	2-8	149	208					Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame	2-7	108	159					Hugh J. Devore

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

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

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

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