1963 Miami Hurricanes football team

American college football season

The 1963 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. They finished the season 3–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Florida State	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 0–24	57,500	^[1]
September 28	Purdue	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 3–0	46,823
October 4	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 10–0	18,000	^[2]
October 11	LSU	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 0–3	45,986	^[3]
October 18	Georgia	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 14–31	45,895	^[4]
November 2	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 20–14	27,500	^[5]
November 16	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 16–27	28,000	^[6]
November 23	Florida	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 21–27	57,773	^[7]
November 30	No. 5 Pittsburgh	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 20–31	33,230	^[8]
December 14	No. 9 Alabama	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 12–17	26,967	^[9]^[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1963 Miami Hurricanes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT		Dan Conners	Sr
QB	`10`	George Mira	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "FSU upsets Miami". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. September 21, 1963. p. 6.
^ "Hurricanes slip past Tulane, 10–0". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU holds off Miami in final period to win, 3–0". Nashville Banner. October 12, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Records fall as Georgia jolts Miami". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miami edges Wildcats by 20–14; Mira hero". The News and Observer. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tar Heels outdo Miami's passing, annex 27–16 win". Tulsa World. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida rallies to upend Miami, 27–21". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 24, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jordan, Jimmy (December 2, 1963). "Pitt sure of one game against State Saturday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 35.
^ Fitzgerald, Tommy (December 15, 1963). "Alabama overcomes Mira, Miami, 17–12". The Miami News. p. 1B. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
^ "'Bama withstands Mira passes for 17–12 win". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. December 15, 1963. p. 13C. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
^ "1963 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2016.

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