1963 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1963 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ken Coleman
  • Pete Quatrochi
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1963 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kansas 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth in the Big Eight Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 122.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Gale Sayers with 917 rushing yards and 155 receiving yards and Steve Renko with 505 passing yards.[3] Ken Coleman and Pete Quatrochi were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at TCU*
L 6–1026,000[4]
September 28Syracuse*
W 10–035,000[5]
October 5at Wyoming*
W 25–2118,121[6]
October 12Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 14–1734,000[7]
October 19at No. 6 Oklahoma
L 18–2161,826[8]
October 26Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 41–735,000[9]
November 2Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 34–030,000[10]
November 9at Nebraska
L 9–2339,500[11]
November 16at Colorado
W 43–1421,000[12]
November 30Missouri
L 7–945,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14]

Roster

1963 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 48 Gale Sayers Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach

Jack Mitchell

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1963 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184.
  3. ^ "1963 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "T.C.U. gets by Kansas". The Kansas City Star. September 22, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jayhawks surprise Syracuse". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kansas rallies fourth quarter, hands Wyoming 25–21 defeat". The Salina Journal. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jayhawks upset by Iowa State". Abilene Reporter-News. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sooners rally to defeat Kansas Jayhawks by 21–18". The Brownsville Herald. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Elusive Sayers leads Kansas to 41–7 romp". The Leavenworth Times. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kansas State loses 26th Big 8 contest". The Sedalia Democrat. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nebraska clips Kansas". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 10, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kansas clobbers Colorado 43–14". The Daily Sentinel. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "102-yard run paces Mizzou over Kansas". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. December 1, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Kansas)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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