1963 Wiley Wildcats football team

1963 Wiley Wildcats football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–5 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Fred T. Long (33rd season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Southern	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Grambling	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Jackson State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Wiley	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Alcorn A&M	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1963 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 33rd-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Alcorn A&M	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	W 10–7		^[1]
October 5	Bishop*	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	W 27–20		^[2]
October 14	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	L 10–27		^[3]
October 19	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 13–14		^[4]
October 26	Texas Southern	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	L 13–34	3,000	^[5]
November 2	at Jackson State	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	L 12–34		^[6]
November 9	Southern	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	W 16–13		^[7]
November 16	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 8–34		^[8]
November 28	at Dillard*	Alumni Stadium New Orleans, LA (Thanksgiving Day Classic)	W 13–12		^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "Wiley wins opener on field goal". The Marshall News Messenger. September 29, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wiley defeats Bishop College". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View A&M clobbers Wiley". The Odessa American. October 15, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wiley bows to Arkansas, 14–13". The Marshall News Messenger. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wiley bows to Texas Southern". The Marshall News Messenger. October 27, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackson State is 34–12 winner". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wiley 'Cats' claw Jaguars from throne". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 16, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grambling conquers Wiley". The Shreveport Journal. November 18, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wiley nips Dillard, 13–12". The Louisiana Weekly. December 7, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1963 – Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

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