The 1963 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach George Maderos, Chico State compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 238 to 174 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
| 1963 Chico State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (0–5 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | College Field |
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| Humboldt State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Pacific (OR)* |
| W 20–14 | 3,100 | |
| September 28 | Lewis & Clark* |
| L 14–16 | 3,300 | |
| October 5 | at Santa Clara* | L 28–48 | 7,200 | ||
| October 12 | at UC Davis | L 13–28 | 4,000–4,200 | [1] | |
| October 19 | at Nevada | L 16–31 | 3,200 | ||
| October 26 | Sacramento State |
| L 3–9 | 7,000 | |
| November 2 | at Southern Oregon* |
| W 49–35 | 2,900 | |
| November 9 | San Francisco State |
| L 18–25 | 3,500 | |
| November 16 | Humboldt State |
| L 13–32 | 2,700–3,500 | [3] |
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Notes
edit- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "HSC Ties For Crown; Hosts Cal Poly November 28". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. November 18, 1963. p. 21. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
