1963 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 1963 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim LaRue, the Wildcats compiled a 5–5 record (2–2 against WAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 166 to 136. The team captains were Ted Christy and Gerald Zeman.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
| 1963 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1963 record | 5–5 (2–2 WAC) |
| Head coach | Jim LaRue (5th season) |
| Captain | Ted Christy, Gerald Zeman |
| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
| 1963 Western Athletic Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Bill Brechler with 550 passing yards, Jim Oliver with 214 rushing yards, and Rickie Harris with 173 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Utah State* |
| L 0–43 | ||||
| September 28 | BYU |
| W 33–7 | ||||
| October 5 | at Washington State* | Spokane, WA | L 2–7 | ||||
| October 12 | Texas Western* |
| W 13–7 | ||||
| October 19 | Oregon* |
| L 12–28 | ||||
| October 26 | at West Texas State* |
| W 6–3 | ||||
| November 2 | Wyoming |
| W 15–7 | ||||
| November 9 | Idaho* |
| W 34–7 | ||||
| November 30 | at Arizona State |
| L 6–35 | ||||
| December 7 | New Mexico |
| L 15–22 | 17,000 | [4] | ||
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References
- "1963 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 106. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- "1963 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- LeRoy Bearman (December 8, 1963). "Lobos Stop Arizona to Win WAC Crown". Albuquerque Journal. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
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