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1963 Texas

11–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by Darrell Royal, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 1963, game by game: won at Tulane 21–0; won vs. Texas Tech 49–7; won vs. Oklahoma State 34–7; won vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 28–7; won at Arkansas 17–13; won vs. Rice 10–6; won at SMU 17–12; won vs. Baylor 7–0; won vs. TCU 17–0; won at Texas A&M 15–13; won vs. No. 2 Navy 28–6+42Won 21–0 at Tulane+21TulaneWon 49–7 vs. Texas Tech+42Texas TechWon 34–7 vs. Oklahoma State+27Oklahoma StateWon 28–7 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma+21No. 1 OklahomaWon 17–13 at Arkansas+4ArkansasWon 10–6 vs. Rice+4RiceWon 17–12 at SMU+5SMUWon 7–0 vs. Baylor+7BaylorWon 17–0 vs. TCU+17TCUWon 15–13 at Texas A&M+2Texas A&MWon 28–6 vs. No. 2 Navy+22No. 2 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atTulaneW 21–⁠079%
Sep 28vsTexas TechW 49–⁠785%
Oct 5vsOklahoma StateW 34–⁠782%
Oct 12vs1OklahomaW 28–⁠753%
Oct 19atArkansasW 17–⁠1354%
Oct 26vsRiceW 10–⁠681%
Nov 2atSMUW 17–⁠1283%
Nov 9vsBaylorW 7–⁠073%
Nov 16vsTCUW 17–⁠081%
Nov 28atTexas A&MW 15–⁠1382%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2NavyCotton BowlW 28–⁠657%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 28–⁠6 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 1
  8. Wk 8: 1
  9. Wk 9: 1
  10. Wk 10: 1
  11. Wk 11: 1
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Final: 1

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1963.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Southwest Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteScott Appleton, fifth

Outland TrophyScott Appleton, OT

Consensus All-AmericanScott Appleton, OT

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearDarrell Royal, coach

Record
11–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
243–⁠71
Coach
Darrell Royal
Elo
1783 +137 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.9 No. 1 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Wing T
Defense
6–⁠2

Drafted in 1964

The 1964 draft
Rd 1Scott Appleton OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Duke Carlisle BGreen Bay Packers
Rd 1Scott Appleton DTHouston Oilers (AFL)
Rd 6Duke Carlisle DBKansas City Chiefs (AFL)

All-Southwest Conference

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1963 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠011–⁠01
Baylor6–⁠18–⁠3
Rice4–⁠36–⁠4
Arkansas3–⁠45–⁠5
TCU2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Texas Tech2–⁠55–⁠5
SMU2–⁠54–⁠7
Texas A&M1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.