1963 Missouri Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1963
| team = Missouri Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Eight Conference
| short_conf = Big 8
| CoachRank = T–16
| record = 7–3
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach = Dan Devine
| hc_year = 6th
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1963 Big Eight Conference football standings}}
The 1963 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 against Big 8 opponents), finished in third place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 151 to 86. Dan Devine was the head coach for the sixth of 13 seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/missouri/1963-schedule.html|title=1963 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 11, 2016}}{{cite web|title=2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Missouri|page=158|access-date=November 11, 2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/mutigers.com/documents/2016/7/13/16_fb_media_guide.pdf}} The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
The team's statistical leaders included Carl Reese with 300 rushing yards, Gary Lane with 710 passing yards, 1,010 yards of total offense, and 36 points, Jim Johnson with 198 passing yards, and Ted Saussele with 115 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=2014 Mizzou Football Records Book|publisher=University of Missouri|pages=26–27|access-date=November 11, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928041623/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/14-records-book.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1963
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 12–23
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–6
| attend = 41,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-tigers-turn-tid/168644061/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Tigers turn tide, stop Porkers, 7–6|date=September 29, 1963|accessdate=March 23, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 24–0
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 21–11
| attend = 38,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Lewis Field
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| score = 28–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–0
| attend = 22,081
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 12–13
| attend = 52,877
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| score = 28–7
| attend = 23,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 3–13
| attend = 50,711
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename = Border War
| score = 9–7
| attend =
}}
}}