1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Liberty Bowl, W 16–12 vs. North Carolina State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1963 record	7–2–2 (4–1–2 SEC)
Head coach	Paul E. Davis (2nd year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1963 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	2
#5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#8 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	1	–	2	7	–	2	–	2
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	5	–	2	1	–	7	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Tulane	0	–	6	–	1	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1963 college football season. Although the Bulldogs were picked to come in last in the SEC in the preseason, they finished 4–1–2 in the conference and qualified for the Liberty Bowl,^[1] the first nationally televised game in school history. The Liberty Bowl, played in 15 degree weather, was described by longtime radio broadcaster Jack Cristil as "colder than a pawnbroker's heart."^[2] Head coach Paul Davis was named SEC Coach of the Year in honor of the team's surprise success.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 21	Howard*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 43–0
September 28	at Florida	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	T 9–9
October 5	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 7–0
October 12	Tulane	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 31–10
October 19	Houston*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 20–0
October 26	at Memphis State*	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 10–17
November 2	at #7 Alabama	Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	L 19–20
November 9	#5 Auburn	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 13–10
November 16	LSU	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)	W 7–6
November 30	#3 Ole Miss	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	T 10–10
December 21	vs. North Carolina State*	Philadelphia Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Liberty Bowl)	W 16–12
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ "You can't measure heart". HailState.com. 2013-10-15.
↑ "1963 Liberty Bowl champs to celebrate 50th anniversary Saturday". MSState.edu. 2013-10-07.
↑ 2011 Mississippi State Football Media Guide, p. 116
↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015

Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Venues	Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Kentucky LSU Ole Miss: Egg Bowl

Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State" Famous Maroon Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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