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The 1963 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished fifth in the SEC.[1]

Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumTiger Stadium
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1963 LSU Tigers football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 14–7 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
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1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $5–0–17–1–2
No. 5 Auburn6–1–09–2–0
No. 8 Alabama6–2–09–2–0
Mississippi State4–1–27–2–2
LSU4–2–07–4–0
Georgia Tech4–3–07–3–0
Florida3–3–16–3–1
Tennessee3–5–05–5–0
Georgia2–4–04–5–1
Vanderbilt0–5–21–7–2
Kentucky0–5–13–6–1
Tulane0–6–11–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The Battle for the Rag, the annual rivalry game vs. Tulane, was played as scheduled, one of the few games not to be postponed or canceled following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The contest kicked off approximately 25 hours after the tragedy in Dallas. It was the second of three consecutive Tiger shutouts vs. the Green Wave at Baton Rouge.

As of 2025, this is the last season in which LSU did not play Alabama. It was also the last time LSU played Georgia Tech in the regular season; the Yellow Jackets left the SEC on July 1, 1964.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 218:00 p.m.Texas A&M*W 14–668,000[2]
September 28at Rice*L 12–2164,000[3]
October 58:00 p.m.No. 7 Georgia Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–667,500[4]
October 11at Miami (FL)*W 3–045,986[5]
October 198:00 p.m.Kentuckydagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–768,000[6]
October 26at FloridaW 14–046,000[7]
November 2No. 3 Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
CBSL 3–3767,500[8]
November 98:00 p.m.TCU*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–1467,000[9]
November 16at Mississippi StateL 6–746,500[10]
November 232:00 p.m.Tulane
W 20–055,000[11]
December 21vs. Baylor*
CBSL 7–1450,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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