1963 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

1963 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	2–8 (0–4 WAC)
Head coach	Hal Mitchell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons← 1962 1964 →

1963 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Arizona State*	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
New Mexico $	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Utah	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
BYU	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – Ineligible for conference title due to playing fewer than qualifying number of games

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.

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21		at Kansas State*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 7–24	11,000
September 28	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–33
October 5	8:00 p.m.	Montana*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 27–0
October 12		at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–15	25,494
October 19		at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–41	15,641
November 2		Utah State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–26	13,343
November 9		at George Washington*	District of Columbia Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–23	7,000
November 16		at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–14	6,000
November 23		Colorado State*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 24–20	4,000
November 30		at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–26	14,851
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

References

"1963 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
"BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
"1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
"K-State wins 24–7; Ends losses at 18". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 22, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Miller, Hack (September 27, 1963). "BYU ready for Arizona". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
"Rockies: Arizona, 33–7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 1963. p. 2B.
Miller, Hack (September 30, 1963). "Were the Cougars oversold?". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
Ferguson, George (October 5, 1963). "Y., Montana seek new spark". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 8A.
Ferguson, George (October 7, 1963). "Y. win tough to evaluate". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
"Utah goes two-up in WAC with 15–6 win over BYU". Albuquerque Journal. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wyoming coasts against Cougars". Rapid City Journal. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Munson passes blank BYU by 26–0 count". The Idaho Statesman. November 3, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"BYU beaten 23–6 by Colonials". The Herald-Journal. November 10, 1963. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"UOP snaps back, belts BYU 14–0". The Sacramento Bee. November 17, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Robinson leads 'Y' to victory". The Sunday Herald. November 24, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"New Mexico stays in race with 26–0 win". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e BYU Cougars football
Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Cougar Marching Band Mormons vs. Mullets
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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