1963 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1963 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season In their ninth season under head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 198 to 192.[1] The team played two home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, and two at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

1963 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Memphis State     9 0 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh     9 1 0
No. 2 Navy     9 2 0
No. 12 Syracuse     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Oregon     8 3 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Army     7 3 0
Air Force     7 4 0
Boston College     6 3 0
Buffalo     5 3 1
Southern Miss     5 3 1
Idaho     5 4 0
Villanova     5 4 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
San Jose State     5 5 0
Xavier     5 4 1
West Texas State     4 4 1
Florida State     4 5 1
Colgate     3 4 1
New Mexico State     3 6 1
Colorado State     3 7 0
Miami (FL)     3 7 0
Texas Western     3 7 0
Detroit     2 6 1
Holy Cross     2 6 1
Notre Dame     2 7 0
Pacific (CA)     2 8 0
Houston     2 8 0
Boston University     1 6 1
Dayton     1 7 2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at UtahW 29–1417,381[2]
September 28ColoradoW 41–618,721
October 5Baylor
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 22–1524,342
October 12at WashingtonL 7–3453,700
October 19Washington State W 30–617,810
October 26at SyracuseL 8–3130,000
November 2Stanford
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 10–717,697
November 9at IndianaL 15–2025,846–25,895[3]
November 15at USCL 22–2830,846
November 30at OregonL 14–3120,700[4]
  •  Homecoming

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Roster

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  • E Vern Burke, Sr.
  • OL Rich Koeper, Jr.
  • QB Gordon Queen

References

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  1. ^ "1963 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Oregon State tops Utah eleven, 29–14". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. September 22, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "31-14". Eugene Register=Guard. Oregon. December 1, 1963. p. 1B.
  5. ^ "2016 Football media guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. 2016. p. 154. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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