1963 BYU Cougars football team

The 1963 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished last out of sixth place in the WAC, and were outscored by a combined total of 222 to 91.[1][2]

1963 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (0–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1963 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Arizona State $ 3 –0 –08 –1 –0
New Mexico 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
Arizona 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
Utah 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Wyoming 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
BYU 0 –4 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Phil Brady with 318 rushing yards and 448 yards of total offense, Ron Stewart with 160 passing yards, Bruce Smith with 178 receiving yards, and Frank Baker with 23 points scored.[3][4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Kansas State*
L 7–2411,000
September 28at Arizona
L 7–33[5][6][7]
October 58:00 p.m.Montana*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 27–0[8][9]
October 12at Utah
L 6–15
October 19at Wyoming
L 14–41
November 2Utah State*dagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 0–2613,343
November 9at George Washington*
L 6–237,000[10]
November 16at Pacific (CA)*
L 0–14
November 23Colorado State*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 24–20
November 30at New Mexico
L 0–26

References
  1. "1963 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
  5. Miller, Hack (September 27, 1963). "BYU ready for Arizona". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
  6. "Rockies: Arizona, 33–7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 1963. p. 2B.
  7. Miller, Hack (September 30, 1963). "Were the Cougars oversold?". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
  8. Ferguson, George (October 5, 1963). "Y., Montana seek new spark". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 8A.
  9. Ferguson, George (October 7, 1963). "Y. win tough to evaluate". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
  10. "BYU beaten 23–6 by Colonials". The Herald-Journal. November 10, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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