1963 Colorado Buffaloes football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1963

| team = Colorado Buffaloes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Eight Conference

| short_conf = Big 8

| record = 2–8

| conf_record = 2–5

| head_coach = Eddie Crowder

| hc_year = 1st

| mvp = Noble Milton

| captain = Tom Kresnak

| stadium = Folsom Field

}}

The 1963 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 8. Colorado played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Crowder, previously an assistant coach at Oklahoma and a former Sooner quarterback, was hired at age 31 in early January,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LJMpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JUoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4514%2C485218 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |agency=UPI |title=Crowder signs 5-year Colorado U. grid pact |date=January 2, 1963 |page=6B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LZMpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JUoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5240%2C979921 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |agency=UPI |title=Crowder names 3 assistants |date=January 4, 1963 |page=B7}} with a five-year contract at $15,000 per year.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=alIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kuUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6858%2C138611 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=(Kansas) |agency=Associated Press |title=Crowder gets job as CU grid coach with five-year pact |date=January 2, 1963 |page=14}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1963

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = USC

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 0–14

| attend = 27,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Multnomah Stadium

| site_cityst = Portland, OR

| score = 6–41

| attend = 18,721

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 21–7

| attend = 17,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 25–0

| attend = 36,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| time =

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 7–19

| attend = 27,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–41

| attend = 37,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Oklahoma

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 0–35

| attend = 49,402

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 7–28

| attend = 23,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 14–43

| attend = 21,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 7

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Falcon Stadium

| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO

| score = 14–17

| attend = 26,016

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=1963 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1963-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1963 Football Schedule |url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1963 |publisher=University of Colorado Boulder |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Colorado Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.cubuffs.com/custompages/football/2023_Info_Guide/2023_Info_Guide.pdf |publisher=University of Colorado Boulder |page=32 |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}

References

Colorado

Category:Colorado Buffaloes football seasons

Colorado Buffaloes football