1963 Navy Midshipmen football team
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The 1963 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy
in the 1963 college football season
.
Roger Staubach
won the Heisman Trophy
and the Maxwell Award
while leading the Midshipmen to a 9-1 regular season record and a final ranking of #2 in the nation. He led Navy to victory over their annual rivalry with Notre Dame
. In the Crab Bowl Classic, Navy defeated Maryland by a score of 42-7. #2 Navy accepted an invitation to play in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic versus #1 Texas
, only the second #1 versus #2 bowl game
in college football
history.
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United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
in the 1963 college football season
1963 college football season
During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". The NCAA Football Guide, however, did note an "unofficial national champion" based on the top ranked teams in the "wire service" polls...
.
Season
QuarterbackQuarterback
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Roger Staubach
Roger Staubach
Roger Thomas Staubach is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into becoming one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys'...
won the Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
and the Maxwell Award
Maxwell Award
The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The...
while leading the Midshipmen to a 9-1 regular season record and a final ranking of #2 in the nation. He led Navy to victory over their annual rivalry with Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
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. In the Crab Bowl Classic, Navy defeated Maryland by a score of 42-7. #2 Navy accepted an invitation to play in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic versus #1 Texas
1963 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1963 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1963 college football season. The Longhorns won their first national championship...
, only the second #1 versus #2 bowl game
Bowl game
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in college football
College football
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history.
Schedule and results
Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Midshipmen points | Opponents | Record |
1 | Sept. 21 | @ | Win | 51 | 7 | 1-0 |
2 | Sept. 28 | William and Mary | Win | 28 | 0 | 2-0 |
3 | Oct. 5 | @ Michigan 1963 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1963 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1963 college football season. The team's head coach was Bump Elliott... |
Win | 26 | 13 | 3-0 |
4 | Oct. 11 | @ | Loss | 28 | 32 | 3-1 |
5 | Oct. 19 | Win | 21 | 12 | 4-1 | |
6 | Oct. 26 | Win | 24 | 12 | 5-1 | |
7 | Nov. 2 | @ Notre Dame | Win | 35 | 14 | 6-1 |
8 | Nov. 9 | Maryland (Crab Bowl Classic) | Win | 42 | 7 | 7-1 |
9 | Nov. 16 | @ | Win | 38 | 25 | 8-1 |
10 | Dec. 7 | vs. (Army-Navy Game Army-Navy Game The Army–Navy Game is an an American college football rivalry game between the teams of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. The USMA team, "Army", and the USNA team, "Navy", each represent their services' oldest... ) |
Win | 21 | 15 | 9-1 |
11 | Jan. 1, 1964 | vs. Texas 1963 Texas Longhorns football team The 1963 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1963 college football season. The Longhorns won their first national championship... (1964 Cotton Bowl) |
Loss | 6 | 28 | 9-2 |
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Team players in the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Roger Staubach Roger Staubach Roger Thomas Staubach is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into becoming one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys'... |
Quarterback | 10 | 129 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |