1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach John Michelosen, the Panthers were 9–1 and were fourth in the final AP poll, third in the coaches poll.

1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Memphis State     9 0 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh     9 1 0
No. 2 Navy     9 2 0
No. 12 Syracuse     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Oregon     8 3 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Army     7 3 0
Air Force     7 4 0
Boston College     6 3 0
Buffalo     5 3 1
Southern Miss     5 3 1
Idaho     5 4 0
Villanova     5 4 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
San Jose State     5 5 0
Xavier     5 4 1
West Texas State     4 4 1
Florida State     4 5 1
Colgate     3 4 1
New Mexico State     3 6 1
Colorado State     3 7 0
Miami (FL)     3 7 0
Texas Western     3 7 0
Detroit     2 6 1
Holy Cross     2 6 1
Notre Dame     2 7 0
Pacific (CA)     2 8 0
Houston     2 8 0
Boston University     1 6 1
Dayton     1 7 2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The Panthers did not play in a bowl game; their most recent postseason appearance was in 1956 and the next was in 1973.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at UCLAW 20–028,095[1]
September 28WashingtonNo. 10W 13–636,946
October 5CaliforniaNo. 9
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 35–1521,931
October 19at West VirginiaNo. 3W 13–1031,000[2]
October 26at No. 10 NavyNo. 3L 12–2430,231[3]
November 2Syracuse No. 10
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 35–2744,217
November 9at Notre DameNo. 8W 27–741,306[4]
November 16ArmyNo. 6
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–047,947[5]
November 30at Miami (FL)No. 5W 31–2033,230[6]
December 7Penn StateNo. 4
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 22–2152,349[7][8][9]
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

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1963 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching staff

Game summaries

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At UCLA

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Pittsburgh Panthers at UCLA Bruins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 10 3020
Bruins 0 0 000

at Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 11:15 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 28,095
Statistics PITT UCLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCLA Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Washington

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Washington Huskies at No. 10 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Huskies 0
No. 10 Panthers 0

at Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 36,946
Statistics WASH PITT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving

California

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California Golden Bears at No. 9 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Golden Bears 0
No. 9 Panthers 0

at Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 21,931
Statistics CAL PITT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At West Virginia

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No. 3 Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Panthers 7 0 0613
Mountaineers 0 3 0710

at Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 32,000
Statistics PITT WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At #10 Navy

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Syracuse

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At Notre Dame

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Army

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At Miami (FL)

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Penn State

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Penn State Nittany Lions at No. 4 Pittsburgh Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions 7 7 7021
No. 4 Panthers 0 12 3722

at Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 52,349
Statistics PSU PITT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Pittsburgh Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Paul Martha Defensive back 1 10 Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray Popp Guard 8 100 New York Giants
Rick Leeson Back 10 130 Washington Redskins
Paul Cercel Center 16 213 Dallas Cowboys
Bryan Generalovich End 20 275 Pittsburgh Steelers

Source[10]

Media

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Radio

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Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator Sideline reporter Studio host
WWSW–AM 970

References

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  1. ^ a b McHugh, Roy (September 21, 1963). "Pitt passes test with UCLA". Pittsburgh Press. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Pitt avoids upset by WVU, wins, 13–10, with late score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Navy hands Pitt first grid loss". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. October 27, 1963. p. 31.
  4. ^ "Devore loses temper, Irish bow to Panthers". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 10, 1963. p. 34.
  5. ^ "Pitt wallops Army for No. 7". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. November 17, 1963. p. 37.
  6. ^ Jordan, Jimmy (December 2, 1963). "Pitt sure of one game against State Saturday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 35.
  7. ^ a b Jordan, Jimmy (November 22, 1963). "57,331 sellout for Pitt-Penn State tilt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 25.
  8. ^ a b Jordan, Jimmy (December 7, 1963). "55,000 to see Pitt battle Penn State at stadium today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 12.
  9. ^ a b "Pitt rallies to edge Penn State 22-21". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 8, 1963. p. 40.
  10. ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.