1963 Washington Huskies football team

1963 Washington Huskies football
AAWU champion
Rose Bowl, L 7–17 vs. Illinois
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record6–5 (4–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
USC 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington State 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
California 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Stanford 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Under seventh-year head coach Jim Owens, the team lost their first three games, compiled a 6–4 record in the regular season, and won the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU, a.k.a. "Big Six") at 4–1.[1]

On New Year's Day at the Rose Bowl, the Huskies led early but lost 17–7 to third-ranked Illinois.[2][3] It was the third Rose Bowl for Washington under Owens and their first loss; they had won consecutive games in January 1960 and 1961. The Huskies did not return to Pasadena for fourteen years, a victory in January 1978 in head coach Don James' third season.

Halfback Dave Kopay and center John Stupey were the team captains. In its eleven games, Washington outscored its opponents 183 to 141.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Air Force*No. 10
L 7–1023,542[4]
September 28at No. 10 Pittsburgh*
L 6–1337,136[5]
October 5Iowa*
L 7–1755,200[6]
October 12Oregon State*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 34–753,700[7]
October 19Stanford
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 19–1154,000[8]
October 26at Oregon*
W 26–1935,690[9]
November 2USC
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 22–755,800[10]
November 9at California
W 39–2637,000[11]
November 16at UCLA
L 0–1430,398[12]
November 30Washington State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)
W 16–056,000[13]
January 1, 1964vs. No. 3 Illinois*
L 7–1796,957[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [15]

All-Coast

Main article: 1963 All-Pacific Coast football team

Professional football draft selections

Two University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1964 NFL draft, which lasted 20 rounds with 280 selections.[19] One Husky was selected in the 1964 AFL draft, which lasted 26 rounds with 208 selections.[20]

= Husky Hall of Fame[21]
League Player Position Round Pick Franchise
NFL Jake Kupp Guard 9 4 Dallas Cowboys
NFL Rick Sortun Guard 12 10 St. Louis Cardinals
AFL Jerry Knoll Tackle 18 2 Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. ^ "Huskies skirt Cougar ends on way to Rose Bowl spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. December 2, 1963. p. 20.
  2. ^ ""Unwanted" Huskies ready for clash with Illini". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. December 31, 1963. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Sophomore sparks 3rd Illini victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. January 2, 1964. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Air Force Falcons upset Washington". The Tampa Tribune. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "New look Pitt nips Huskies". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Iowa hits late to nip Huskies". Tulsa World. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Washington rips Oregon State, 34–7". Tri-City Herald. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UW defeats Stanford 19–11". The News Tribune. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 22, 1963). "Game almost had a storybook climax". The Eugene Register-Guard. p. 3B.
  10. ^ "Stubborn Huskies s\urprise Trojans 22–7". The Sacramento Bee. November 3, 1963. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Huskies smell Roses as they whomp Cal 39–26". The Bellingham Herald. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bruins rip Bowl-bent UW by 14–0". The Spokesman-Review. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UW selected for Rose Bowl". The News Tribune. December 1, 1963. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Illini whips Huskies, 17–7". The Arizona Daily Star. January 2, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Washington)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  16. ^ Reichler, Joe (November 24, 1963). "National athletic activities halted as saddened citizens mourn death". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
  17. ^ Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1963). "Big Six presidents commended for action". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  18. ^ ""Day of Decision" arrives for Big Six". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 29, 1963. p. 11.
  19. ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  20. ^ "1964 AFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  21. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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