American college football season
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.
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Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 21 at West Virginia No. 9 W 51–735,000 [1]
September 28 William & Mary No. 5 W 28–019,230 [2]
October 5 at Michigan No. 6 W 26–1355,877 [3]
October 11 at SMU No. 4 L 28–3237,000
October 19 vs. VMI No. 10 W 21–1231,500 [4]
October 26 No. 3 Pittsburgh No. 10 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD W 24–1230,231 [5]
November 2 at Notre Dame No. 4 W 35–1459,362
November 9 Maryland No. 4 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (rivalry ) W 42–730,035 [6]
November 16 at Duke No. 2 W 38–2541,000 [7]
December 7 vs. Army No. 2 W 21–15
January 1, 1964 vs. No. 1 Texas No. 2 L 6–2875,504 [8]
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1963 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Team players in the NFL
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Awards and honors
References
^ "Middies riddle West Virginia" . The Huntsville Times . September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Navy clouts William & Mary, 28–0" . Chattanooga Daily Times . September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bob Pille. "Staubach At Helm, 26-13: Navy Torpedoes U-M" . Detroit Free Press . pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Navy edges V.M.I., 21–12" . The Baltimore Sun . October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Navy hands Pitt first grid loss" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 31.
^ "Staubach leads Navy over Terps 42–7" . The Chattanooga Times . November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Navy defeats Duke, 38–25" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Texas tops Navy, 28–6, in bowl tilt" . The Baltimore Sun . January 2, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2007 .
^ "Football" . Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2008 .
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