1963 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Memphis State   –  9 –0 –1
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –  9 –1 –0
No. 2 Navy   –  9 –2 –0
No. 12 Syracuse   –  8 –2 –0
Utah State   –  8 –2 –0
Oregon   –  8 –3 –0
No. 16 Penn State   –  7 –3 –0
Army   –  7 –3 –0
Air Force   –  7 –4 –0
Boston College   –  6 –3 –0
Buffalo   –  5 –3 –1
Southern Miss   –  5 –3 –1
Idaho   –  5 –4 –0
Villanova   –  5 –4 –0
Oregon State   –  5 –5 –0
San Jose State   –  5 –5 –0
Xavier   –  5 –4 –1
West Texas State   –  4 –4 –1
Florida State   –  4 –5 –1
Colgate   –  3 –4 –1
New Mexico State   –  3 –6 –1
Colorado State   –  3 –7 –0
Miami (FL)   –  3 –7 –0
Texas Western   –  3 –7 –0
Detroit   –  2 –6 –1
Holy Cross   –  2 –6 –1
Notre Dame   –  2 –7 –0
Pacific (CA)   –  2 –8 –0
Houston   –  2 –8 –0
Boston University   –  1 –6 –1
Dayton   –  1 –7 –2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. They finished the season 3–7.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19Florida StateL 0–2457,500[1]
September 28Purdue
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 3–046,823
October 4at TulaneW 10–018,000[2]
October 11LSU
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 0–345,986[3]
October 18Georgia
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 14–3145,895[4]
November 2at KentuckyW 20–1427,500[5]
November 16at North CarolinaL 16–2728,000
November 23Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 21–2757,773[6]
November 30No. 5 Pittsburgh
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 20–3133,230[7]
December 7No. 9 Alabama
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
CBSL 12–1726,967[8][9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1963 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT Dan Conners Sr
QB 10 George Mira Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ↑ "FSU upsets Miami". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. September 21, 1963. p. 6.
    2. ↑ "Hurricanes slip past Tulane, 10–0". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ↑ "LSU holds off Miami in final period to win, 3–0". Nashville Banner. October 12, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ↑ "Records fall as Georgia jolts Miami". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ↑ "Miami edges Wildcats by 20–14; Mira hero". The News and Observer. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ↑ "Florida rallies to upend Miami, 27–21". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 24, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ↑ Jordan, Jimmy (December 2, 1963). "Pitt sure of one game against State Saturday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 35.
    8. ↑ Fitzgerald, Tommy (December 15, 1963). "Alabama overcomes Mira, Miami, 17–12". The Miami News. p. 1B. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
    9. ↑ "'Bama withstands Mira passes for 17–12 win". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. December 15, 1963. p. 13C. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
    10. ↑ "1963 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2016.


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