1963 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainThomas Lynch
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 1963 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Wayne Hardin, the Midshipmen finished the year with an overall record of 9–2 and a loss against Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Quarterback Roger Staubach won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award while leading the Midshipmen to a 9–1 regular season record and a final ranking of No. 2 in the nation. He led Navy to victory over their annual rivalry with Notre Dame, which would be the Midshipmen's last win over Notre Dame until 2007. In the Crab Bowl Classic, Navy defeated Maryland by a score of 42–7. There was talk of cancelling the 1963 Army-Navy game in the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but his widow, Jacqueline, insisted that the game should be played. No. 2 Navy accepted an invitation to play in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic versus No. 1 Texas, the second No. 1 versus No. 2 bowl game in college football history.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at West VirginiaNo. 9
W 51–735,000[1]
September 28William & MarydaggerNo. 5
W 28–019,230[2]
October 5at MichiganNo. 6
W 26–1355,877[3]
October 11at SMUNo. 4
L 28–3237,000
October 19vs. VMINo. 10
W 21–1231,500[4]
October 26No. 3 PittsburghNo. 10
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 24–1230,231[5]
November 2at Notre DameNo. 4
W 35–1459,362
November 9MarylandNo. 4
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD (rivalry)
W 42–730,035[6]
November 16at DukeNo. 2
W 38–2541,000[7]
December 7vs. ArmyNo. 2
W 21–15
January 1, 1964vs. No. 1 TexasNo. 2
L 6–2875,504[8]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1963 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Roger Staubach Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Roger Staubach Quarterback 10 129 Dallas Cowboys

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Middies riddle West Virginia". The Huntsville Times. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Navy clouts William & Mary, 28–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bob Pille. "Staubach At Helm, 26-13: Navy Torpedoes U-M". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy edges V.M.I., 21–12". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy hands Pitt first grid loss". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 31.
  6. ^ "Staubach leads Navy over Terps 42–7". The Chattanooga Times. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Navy defeats Duke, 38–25". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas tops Navy, 28–6, in bowl tilt". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
  10. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
  11. ^ "Football". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2008.


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