1963 Colorado Buffaloes football team
American college football season
| 1963 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| MVP | Noble Milton |
| Captain | Tom Kresnak |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 8. Colorado played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
Crowder, previously an assistant coach at Oklahoma and a former Sooner quarterback, was hired at age 31 in early January,[1][2] with a five-year contract at $15,000 per year.[1][3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | No. 1 USC* | L 0–14 | 27,000 | |
| September 28 | at Oregon State* | L 6–41 | 18,721 | |
| October 5 | at Kansas State | W 21–7 | 17,500 | |
| October 12 | Oklahoma State |
| W 25–0 | 36,500 |
| October 19 | Iowa State |
| L 7–19 | 27,500 |
| October 26 | at Nebraska |
| L 6–41 | 37,000 |
| November 2 | at No. 6 Oklahoma | L 0–35 | 49,402 | |
| November 9 | Missouri |
| L 7–28 | 23,000 |
| November 16 | Kansas |
| L 14–43 | 21,000 |
| December 7 | at Air Force* | L 14–17 | 26,016 | |
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References
- ^ a b "Crowder signs 5-year Colorado U. grid pact". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 2, 1963. p. 6B.
- ^ "Crowder names 3 assistants". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 4, 1963. p. B7.
- ^ "Crowder gets job as CU grid coach with five-year pact". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 2, 1963. p. 14.
- ^ "1963 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1963 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 32. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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