1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach John Michelosen, the Panthers were 9–1 and were fourth in the final AP poll, third in the coaches poll.

1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
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 Panthers did not play in a bowl game; their most recent postseason appearance was in 1956 and the next was in 1973.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 20at UCLA
W 20–028,095
September 28WashingtonNo. 10
W 13–636,946
October 5CaliforniaNo. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–1521,931
October 19at West VirginiaNo. 3
W 13–1031,000
October 26at No. 10 NavyNo. 3
L 12–2430,231
November 2SyracusedaggerNo. 10
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 35–2744,217
November 9at Notre DameNo. 8
W 27–741,306
November 16ArmyNo. 6
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA [5]
W 28–047,947
November 30at Miami (FL)No. 5
W 31–2033,230
December 7Penn StateNo. 4
W 22–2152,349
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff
1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff

Season summary

At UCLA
See also: 1963 UCLA Bruins football team
Pittsburgh Panthers at UCLA Bruins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 10 3020
Bruins 0 0 000

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 11:15 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 28,095
StatisticsPITTUCLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCLA Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Washington
See also: 1963 Washington Huskies football team
Washington Huskies at No. 10 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Huskies 0
No. 10 Panthers 0

at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 36,946
StatisticsWASHPITT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving

California
See also: 1963 California Golden Bears football team
California Golden Bears at No. 9 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Golden Bears 0
No. 9 Panthers 0

at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 21,931
StatisticsCALPITT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
California Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At West Virginia
See also: 1963 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Backyard Brawl
No. 3 Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Panthers 7 0 0613
Mountaineers 0 3 0710

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 32,000
StatisticsPITTWVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Penn State
See also: 1963 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry
Penn State Nittany Lions at No. 4 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions 7 7 7021
No. 4 Panthers 0 12 3722

at Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 52,349
StatisticsPSUPITT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Penn State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Team players drafted into the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Paul MarthaDefensive back110Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray PoppGuard8100New York Giants
Rick LeesonBack10130Washington Redskins
Paul CercelCenter16213Dallas Cowboys
Bryan GeneralovichEnd20275Pittsburgh Steelers

Source[10]

Media

Radio
Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator Sideline reporter Studio host
WWSW–AM 970

References
  1. McHugh, Roy (September 21, 1963). "Pitt passes test with UCLA". Pittsburgh Press. p. 6.
  2. "Pitt wins 13-10". Chicago Tribune. UPI. October 20, 1963. p. 2, sec. 2.
  3. "Navy hands Pitt first grid loss". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 31.
  4. "Devore loses temper, Irish bow to Panthers". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 10, 1963. p. 34.
  5. "Pitt wallops Army for No. 7". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 17, 1963. p. 37.
  6. Jordan, Jimmy (December 2, 1963). "Pitt sure of one game against State Saturday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 35.
  7. Jordan, Jimmy (November 22, 1963). "57,331 sellout for Pitt-Penn State tilt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 25.
  8. Jordan, Jimmy (December 7, 1963). "55,000 to see Pitt battle Penn State at stadium today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 12.
  9. "Pitt rallies to edge Penn State 22-21". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 8, 1963. p. 40.
  10. "1964 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.


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