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American college football season

1963 McNeese State Cowboys football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record8–0 (5–0 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
Seasons← 19621964 →
1963 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State College (now known as McNeese State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Les DeVall, the team compiled an overall record of 8–0 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as GSC champion.

The Cowboys season finale against Southwestern Louisiana was originally scheduled for November 23 but postponed to November 26 in deference to the assassination of John F. Kennedy which occurred on November 22.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Louisiana TechW 27–67,000
October 5Howard (AL)*
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 28–05,500
October 12Tampa*
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 37–126,000
October 19at Northeast Louisiana StateNo. 10W 20–84,500
November 2at Louisiana College*W 40–05,000
November 9at Northwestern StateNo. 9W 21–136,000
November 16Southeastern LouisianaNo. 9
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 35–68,000
November 26at Southwestern LouisianaNo. 8W 14–77,500–8,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "USL–McNeese game postponed". Monroe Morning World. November 24, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cowboys snap Bulldog jinx with resounding 27–6 win". Lake Charles American-Press. September 29, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Howard falls before McNeese power 28–0". The Birmingham News. October 6, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "McNeese beats Spartans 37–12". The Tampa Tribune. October 13, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cowboys blast past Northeast, 20–8, to win fourth straight". Lake Charles American-Press. October 20, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Crippled Cats can use open date after pasting by McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 4, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "NSC comes close". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Unbeaten Cowboys romp past Southeastern, 35–6". Lake Charles American-Press. November 17, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "McNeese State nips Raging Cajuns, 14–7". The Daily Iberian. November 27, 1963. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (McNeese State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
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