The 1963 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 72nd overall and 30th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 6–1 in the SEC).
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 9–2 (6–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Cliff Hare Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Houston* | W 21–14 | 30,000 | [1] | ||
| September 28 | at Tennessee | W 23–19 | 35,000 | [2] | ||
| October 5 | Kentucky | W 14–13 | 30,126 | [3] | ||
| October 12 | Chattanooga* |
| W 28–0 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 19 | at No. 8 Georgia Tech | W 29–21 | 53,091 | [5] | ||
| November 2 | Florida | No. 5 |
| W 19–0 | 47,000 | [6] |
| November 9 | at Mississippi State | No. 5 | L 10–13 | 35,000 | [7] | |
| November 16 | at Georgia | No. 9 | W 14–0 | 50,000 | [8] | |
| November 23 | Florida State* | No. 9 |
| W 21–15 | 28,000 | [9] |
| November 30 | vs. No. 6 Alabama | No. 9 | W 10–8 | 54,152 | [10] | |
| January 1, 1964 | vs. No. 6 Nebraska* | No. 5 | L 7–13 | 72,647 | [11] | |
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Roster
edit- QB Jimmy Sidle
References
edit- ^ "Houston bows 21–14 to Auburn". Victoria Advocate. September 22, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ol' devil Sidle does Vols in, 23–19". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers hold off Kentucky". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn buries Moccasins, 28–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn dazzles Jackets, 29–21". The Pensacola News Journal. October 20, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sidle mops up Gator defense 19–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State field goal upsets Auburn". The Dothan Eagle. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn shuts out Georgia by 14–0". The Anniston Star. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn dumps FSU on Sidle TDs 21–15". Panama City News-Herald. November 24, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn gets Tide, Orange bid". The Nashville Tennessean. December 1, 1963. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Glorious Huskers beat Auburn". Beatrice Daily Sun. January 2, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ "1963–1964 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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