1963 Arizona Wildcats football team
American college football season
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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 in WAC, tie for third), and were outscored 166 to 136. The team captains were fullback Ted Christy and tackle Jerry Zeman,[1][2] and their seven home games were played on campus at Arizona Stadium in Tucson.
- Jim LaRue (5th season)
- Ted Christy
- Jerry Zeman
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–2 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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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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Arizona's final two games against their rivals were originally going to be played on November 23 (vs. New Mexico) and November 30 (at Arizona State). However, in the wake of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, all college football games were cancelled on November 23, and the Arizona–New Mexico game was rescheduled for December 7, while the Arizona State game remained as scheduled on November 30. The Wildcats went to lose both games.
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 | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Utah State* | L 0–43 | 25,000 | [4] | ||||
| September 28 | 8:00 p.m. | BYU |
| W 33–7 | [5][6][7] | |||
| October 5 | 9:00 p.m. | at Washington State* | L 2–7 | 18,200 | [8][9][10][11] | |||
| October 12 | Texas Western* |
| W 13–7 | 24,300 | [12] | |||
| October 19 | Oregon* |
| L 12–28 | 16,000 | [13][14] | |||
| October 26 | at West Texas State* | W 6–3 | 17,376 | [15] | ||||
| November 2 | Wyoming |
| W 15–7 | 10,000 | [16] | |||
| November 9 | Idaho* |
| W 34–7 | 17,000 | [17][18] | |||
| November 30 | at Arizona State | L 6–35 | 41,141 | [19] | ||||
| December 7 | New Mexico |
| L 15–22 | 17,000 | [20] | |||
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Coaching staff
- Ron Marciniak
- Ed Cavanaugh
- Phil Ramsey
- Jake Rowden