1963 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1963 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their second year under head coach Tommy O'Boyle, the team compiled a 1–8–1 record.

1963 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	1–8–1 (0–6–1 SEC)
Head coach	Tommy O'Boyle (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium

1963 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
No. 5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	No. 5 Texas*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–21	18,000
September 28	vs. No. 2 Alabama	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL	L 0–28	30,102
October 4	Miami (FL)*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–10	18,000
October 12	at Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 10–31	20,000
October 19	No. 5 Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 0–21	17,000
October 26	Georgia Tech	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 3–17	15,000
November 2	at South Carolina*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 20–7	18,372
November 9	Tennessee	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–26	10,000
November 16	Vanderbilt	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	T 10–10	15,000
November 23	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton, Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	L 0–20	55,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game