Louisville at Houston
Saturday, December 14, 1963 Share
Houston beat Louisville 21–7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Houston led the series 3–1.
FinalHigh 47°F, low 35°F, 0.19 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 15, 1963, page 1
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Houston Ends With 21–7 Win HOUSTON, Dec. IA CAP).- Two Secondhalf touchdowns by Mike Spratt. both on reverses, gave Houston a 21–7 football victory over Louisville today in the season finale for both teams. 1t was HouSton’s second vic tory in 10 games and left Louisville with a 81 season. The game, scheduled for No vember %, was postponed three weeks in difference to President Kennedy. Quarterback Jack Skog gave Houston a TO lead in the first quarter. Early in the third peri cd Tom Laframboise capped a interplay Louisville drive with 4-yard scoring run. Houston took the kickoff and got the go-ahead touchdown on a 11-play, 63-yard drive with Spratt twisting 20 yards.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Houston 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Louisville–Houston gameHouston leads 9–8 in 17 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.
| 2016 | Houston 36, Louisville 10 | |
| 2015 | Houston 34, Louisville 31 | |
| 2013 | Louisville 20, Houston 13 | |
| 2004 | Louisville 65, Houston 27 | |
| 2003 | Louisville 66, Houston 45 | |
| 2002 | Houston 27, Louisville 10 |
Around this game
Louisville
- Next gamevs. Western MichiganSept. 19, 1964
- SeasonLouisville in 1963
- ProgramLouisville history and records
Houston
- Next gamevs. Trinity (Texas)Sept. 12, 1964
- SeasonHouston in 1963
- ProgramHouston history and records

