1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Although the Bulldogs were picked to come in last in the SEC in the preseason, they finished 4–1–2 in the conference and qualified for the Liberty Bowl,[1] the first nationally televised game in school history. The Liberty Bowl, played in 15-degree weather, was described by longtime radio broadcaster Jack Cristil as "colder than a pawnbroker's heart."[2] Head coach Paul Davis was named SEC Coach of the Year in honor of the team's surprise success.[3]

1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 16–12 vs. NC State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
Record7–2–2 (4–1–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $501712
No. 5 Auburn610920
No. 8 Alabama620920
Mississippi State412722
LSU420740
Georgia Tech430730
Florida331631
Tennessee350550
Georgia240451
Vanderbilt052172
Kentucky051361
Tulane061181
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Howard (AL)*W 43–011,000[4]
September 28at FloridaT 9–936,000[5]
October 5at TennesseeW 7–024,500[6]
October 12TulaneW 31–1020,000[7]
October 19Houston*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 20–027,000[8]
October 26at Memphis State*L 10–1731,650[9]
November 2at No. 7 AlabamaL 19–2043,000[10]
November 9No. 5 Auburn
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 13–1035,000[11]
November 16LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 7–646,500[12]
November 30No. 3 Ole Miss
T 10–1035,218[13]
December 21vs. NC State*W 16–128,309[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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