1963 Wiley Wildcats football team

The 1963 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 33rd-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

1963 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ 7 0 010 1 0
Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Texas Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Grambling 3 3 15 3 1
Arkansas AM&N 3 3 15 4 1
Jackson State 2 5 04 5 0
Wiley 2 5 04 5 0
Alcorn A&M 0 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Alcorn A&M
W 10–7[1]
October 5Bishop*
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
W 27–20[2]
October 14vs. Prairie View A&ML 10–27[3]
October 19at Arkansas AM&N
L 13–14[4]
October 26Texas Southern
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 13–343,000[5]
November 2at Jackson State
L 12–34[6]
November 9Southerndagger
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
W 16–13[7]
November 16at GramblingL 8–34[8]
November 28at Dillard*
W 13–12[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. "Wiley wins opener on field goal". The Marshall News Messenger. September 29, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wiley defeats Bishop College". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Prairie View A&M clobbers Wiley". The Odessa American. October 15, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wiley bows to Arkansas, 14–13". The Marshall News Messenger. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wiley bows to Texas Southern". The Marshall News Messenger. October 27, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jackson State is 34–12 winner". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wiley 'Cats' claw Jaguars from throne". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 16, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Grambling conquers Wiley". The Shreveport Journal. November 18, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wiley nips Dillard, 13–12". The Louisiana Weekly. December 7, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1963 – Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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