Louisville at Houston

Saturday, December 14, 1963

Houston beat Louisville 21–⁠7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Houston led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayLouisville3–⁠7 in 1963
7
HomeHouston2–⁠8 in 1963
21

FinalHigh 47°F, low 35°F, 0.19 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Houston Ends With 21-7 Win

    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.

Houston leads 9–⁠8 in 17 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.

Recent meetings
2016Houston 36, Louisville 10
2015Houston 34, Louisville 31
2013Louisville 20, Houston 13
2004Louisville 65, Houston 27
2003Louisville 66, Houston 45
2002Houston 27, Louisville 10

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