| 1963 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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| FWC co-champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 6–2–1 (3–1–1 FWC) |
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| Captain | Dick Carriere |
| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
| Seasons← 19621964 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Will Lotter in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Humboldt State and San Francisco State. The team outscored its opponents 151 to 74 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.
In eight seasons under coach Lotter, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 26–43–3, for a winning percentage of .382. They won or shared the conference championship twice, in 1956 and 1963.
The UC Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid-1970s.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Santa Clara* | W 28–8 | 6,500 | ||
| September 28 | at Pomona* |
| W 33–0 | 2,000 | |
| October 5 | Whittier* |
| L 14–17 | 5,000 | |
| October 12 | Chico State |
| W 28–13 | 4,000–4,200 | |
| October 19 | at Humboldt State | L 0–10 | 5,500 | ||
| October 26 | San Francisco State |
| T 10–10 | 4,500 | |
| November 2 | vs. UC Santa Barbara* | W 7–0 | 2,321 | ||
| November 9 | at Nevada |
| W 14–8 | 2,500 | |
| November 16 | Sacramento State |
| W 17–8 | 8,000 | |
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Notes
- Merritt Field was known as Alumni Field until 1991.
- The game against UC Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.
References
- "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- Don Terbush (October 21, 1963). "'Jacks Blank Aggies, Host Nevada Next". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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