1963 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1963 Texas Longhorns football UT&T text logo.svg 100 Southwest Conference SWC 1 1 11–0 7–0 Darrell Royal 7th Memorial Stadium Consensus national championSWC championCotton Bowl Classic champion Cotton Bowl Classic W 28–6 vs. Navy Wing T 6-2 The 1963 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 11–0, with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Navy in the Cotton Bowl Classic.1963 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 30, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1963-schedule.html The Longhorns won their first national championship. Tommy Nobis was the only sophomore starter, and was an important participant on the Longhorns' 1963 team, which defeated #2 Navy led by Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic, 28–6. Schedule After defeating Baylor in their eighth game, the Longhorns became the only major team with no losses and no ties in college football.Texas Conquers Baylor, 7 to 0 United Press International Star-News, via Google News Wilmington, North Carolina November 9, 1963 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XztjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NXQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=846,1502892&dq=texas+longhorns+baylor+7+0&hl=en After defeating their first nine opponents, the Longhorns clinched the Southwestern Conference title and a spot in the Cotton Bowl.Texas Blanks TCU, 17–0: Longhorns Clinch Bowl Spot United Press International Youngstown Vindicator, via Google News Youngstown, Ohio November 17, 1963 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wfZbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JVQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4606,587166&dq=texas+longhorns+12-7&hl=en The Longhorns ended up finishing the regular season with a 10–0 record and defeated #2 Navy in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic, 28–6. Texas was the consensus national champion before the game with #2 Navy,Texas Must Beat Navy to Prove No. 1 Ranking Associated Press The Morning Record, via Google News December 11, 1963 Meriden, Connecticut https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EKZIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NAENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4117,5105775&dq=texas+longhorns+navy&hl=en regardless of the outcome because the AP Poll and UPI Poll did not release polls after bowl games until years later. However, the win ensured that there would be no dispute as had happened in other years when #1 teams lost their bowl games. 1963 AP Central September 20 8:00 p.m. w y y 5 Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 21–0 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85679358/steers-bounce-tulane-by-210/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Steers bounce Tulane by 21–0 September 22, 1963 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com September 28 7:30 p.m. w 4 Texas Tech Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 49–7 54,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123827339/4th-ranked-longhorns-crush-texas-tech-4/ The Victoria Advocate 4th-ranked Longhorns crush Texas Tech, 49–7 September 29, 1963 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 5 7:30 p.m. w y 3 Oklahoma State Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 34–7 48,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123827458/texas-overcomes-early-osu-lead-rolls-to/ The Daily Ardmoreite Texas overcomes early OSU lead, rolls to 34–7 win October 6, 1963 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 12 2:00 p.m. w y y 2 Oklahoma 1 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry CBS 28–7 75,504 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123827698/steers-gore-sooners-287/ Tulsa Daily World Steers gore Sooners, 28–7 October 13, 1963 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 7:30 p.m. w y 1 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR rivalry 17–13 42,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123827881/texas-expected-hard-game-and-got-it-from/ The Commercial Appeal Texas expected hard game and got it from Arkansas October 20, 1963 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 26 7:30 p.m. w 1 Rice Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 10–6 64,130 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123828040/longhorns-withstand-rice-passes/ The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph Longhorns withstand Rice passes October 27, 1963 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 2 2:00 p.m. w y 1 SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 17–12 59,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123829361/ford-crosby-led-steers-stampede-mustang/ The Shreveport Times Ford, Crosby-led Steers stampede Mustangs, 17–12 November 3, 1963 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 2:00 p.m. w 1 Baylor Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 7–0 64,530 November 16 2:00 p.m. w 1 TCU Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 17–0 58,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123829560/steers-hang-martin-and-tcu-170/ The Brazosport Facts Steers hang Martin and TCU, 17–0 November 17, 1963 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 28 2:00 p.m. w y 1 Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry CBS 15–13 41,820 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123829749/longhorns-nip-inspired-aggies-1513/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Longhorns nip inspired Aggies, 15–13 November 29, 1963 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com January 1, 1964 1:00 p.m. w y y 1 Navy 2 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Classic CBS 28–6 75,504 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123829976/texas-tops-navy-286-in-bowl-tilt/ The Baltimore Sun Texas tops Navy, 28–6, in bowl tilt January 2, 1964 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com Game summaries At Tulane 1963 Tulane Green Wave football team Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Texas Longhorns (0–0) vs. Tulane Green Wave (0–0) Friday, September 20, 1963 8:00 PM CDT No. 5 Texas 0 3 3 15 Tulane 0 0 0 0 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA 18,000 Clear, 75 F Box Score Second Quarter (1:10) UT – Tony Crosby 27 yard field goal, UT 3–0; 9 plays, 29 yards Third Quarter (7:00) UT – Tony Crosby 31 yard field goal, UT 6–0; 12 plays, 58 yards Fourth Quarter (13:21) UT – Phil Harris 13 yard run, (Phil Harris pass from Duke Carlisle), UT 14–0; 7 plays, 52 yards (7:29) UT – Phil Harris 2 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 21–0; 14 plays, 59 yards Statistics TEX TU First downs 22 8 Total yards 368 138 Rushes/yards 60/282 32/103 Passing yards 86 35 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–18–0 4–14–2 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Passing Duke Carlisle 3–8, 45 yards Rushing Ernie Koy 13 car, 61 yards Receiving Charles Talbert 3 rec, 39 yardsTulane Passing TEAM 4–14, 35 yards, 2 INTs Rushing TEAM 32 car, 103 yards Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 35 yards Vs. Texas Tech 1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (1–0) Saturday, September 28, 1963 7:30 PM CDT Texas Tech 0 0 7 0 No. 4 Texas 7 21 14 7 Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 54,000 Fair, 85 F Box Score First Quarter (12:34) UT – Tommy Ford 18 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 7–0; 1 play, 18 yards, 0:07 Second Quarter (12:47) UT – Ernie Koy 1 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 14–0; 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:56 (10:57) UT – Charles Talbert 25 yard pass from Duke Carlisle, (Crosby kick), UT 21–0; 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:31 (2:52) UT – Ernie Koy 1 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 28–0; 15 plays, 52 yards, 5:44 Third Quarter (14:10) UT – Tommy Ford 1 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 35–0; 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:40 (9:37) UT – Tom Stockton 12 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 42–0; 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44 (3:50) TTU – Lowery 1 yard run, (Daniels kick), UT 42–7; 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:48 Fourth Quarter (9:29) UT – Tommy Wade 4 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 49–7; 12 plays, 44 yards, 4:15 Statistics TTU TEX First downs 7 23 Total yards 142 390 Rushes/yards 32/59 61/269 Passing yards 83 121 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–17–3 7–16–1 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing TEAM 8–17, 83 yards, 3 INTs Rushing TEAM 32 car, 59 yards, 1 TD Receiving TEAM 8 rec, 83 yardsTexas Passing Duke Carlisle 3–5, 65 yards, 1 TD Rushing Marv Kristynik 7 car, 51 yards Receiving Knox Nunnally 2 rec, 45 yards Vs. Oklahoma State 1963 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–0) Saturday, October 5, 1963 7:30 PM CDT Oklahoma State 7 0 0 0 No. 3 Texas 10 10 14 0 Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 48,000 Fair, 81 F Box Score First Quarter (13:18) UT – Tony Crosby 32 yard field goal, UT 3–0; 4 plays, -3 (6:41) OSU – Garrison 48 yard run, (Durkee kick), OSU 7–3; 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:05 (1:33) UT – Tommy Ford 4 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 10–7; 7 plays, 24 yards, 2:25 Second Quarter (4:20) UT – Phil Harris 6 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 17–7; 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:45 (1:13) UT – Tony Crosby 33 yard field goal, UT 20–7; 6 plays, 20 yards Third Quarter (7:50) UT – Duke Carlisle 11 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 27–7; 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:01 (2:42) UT – Hix Green 3 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 34–7; 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:30 Statistics OSU TEX First downs 8 21 Total yards 198 353 Rushes/yards 34/153 69/266 Passing yards 45 87 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 4–17–2 7–13–1 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing TEAM 4–17, 45 yards, 2 INTs Rushing TEAM 34 car, 153 yards, 1 TD Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 45 yardsTexas Passing Duke Carlisle 2–7, 31 yards, 1 INT Rushing Harold Philipp 13 car, 79 yards Receiving Dan Mauldin 2 rec, 28 yards Vs. Oklahoma 1963 Oklahoma Sooners football team Red River Rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Texas Longhorns (3–0) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) Saturday, October 12, 1963 2:00 PM CDT No. 2 Texas 7 7 7 7 No. 1 Oklahoma 0 0 7 0 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX 75,504 Fair, 90 F CBS Box Score First Quarter (8:06) UT – Duke Carlisle 1 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 7–0; 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:54 Second Quarter (5:51) UT – Tommy Ford 12 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 14–0; 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:23 Third Quarter (10:00) UT – Phil Harris 3 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 21–0; 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:32 (2:24) OU – Hammond 3 yard run, (Jarman kick), UT 21–7; 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:19 Fourth Quarter (0:51) UT – George Sauer 14 yard pass from Marv Kristynik, (Crosby kick), UT 28–7; 13 plays, 63 yards, 4:49 Statistics TEX OU First downs 16 8 Total yards 253 190 Rushes/yards 65/239 36/127 Passing yards 14 63 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 1–3–0 4–10–3 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Passing Marv Kristynik 1–2, 14 yards, 1 TD Rushing Tommy Ford 21 car, 77 yards, 1 TD Receiving George Sauer 1 rec, 14 yards, 1 TDOklahoma Passing TEAM 4–10, 63 yards, 3 INTs Rushing TEAM 36 car, 127 yards, 1 TD Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 63 yards At Arkansas 1963 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Arkansas–Texas football rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Texas Longhorns (4–0) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (2–2) Saturday, October 19, 1963 7:30 PM CDT No. 1 Texas 7 10 0 0 Arkansas 0 7 0 6 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR 41,000 Clear, 70 F Box Score First Quarter (7:27) UT – Tommy Ford 1 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 7–0; 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:33 Second Quarter (13:19) UT – Tommy Ford 3 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 14–0; 8 plays, 84 yards (0:53) UT – Tony Crosby 29 yard field goal, UT 17–0; 13 plays, 66 yards (0:26) ARK – Sparks 12 yard pass from Brittenum, (McKnelly kick), UT 17–7; 1 play, 12 yards Fourth Quarter (9:20) ARK – Brittenum 1 yard run, (Brittenum pass failed), UT 17–13; 20 plays, 90 yards Statistics TEX ARK First downs 18 10 Total yards 301 162 Rushes/yards 58/247 32/71 Passing yards 54 91 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 5–7–0 9–19–1 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Passing Duke Carlisle 5–7, 54 yards Rushing Harold Philipp 20 car, 135 yards Receiving Charles Talbert 1 rec, 17 yardsArkansas Passing TEAM 9–19, 91 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing TEAM 32 car, 71 yards, 1 TD Receiving TEAM 9 rec, 91 yards, 1 TD Vs. Rice 1963 Rice Owls football team Rice–Texas football rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Rice Owls (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (5–0) Saturday, October 26, 1963 7:30 PM CDT Rice 6 0 0 0 No. 1 Texas 7 3 0 0 Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 64,130 Fair, 74 F Box Score First Quarter (9:03) UT – Tommy Ford 33 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 7–0; 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:59 (3:08) RICE – Kelly 9 yard pass from McReynolds, (kick blocked), UT 7–6; 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:34 Second Quarter (4:56) UT – Tony Crosby 22 yard field goal, UT 10–6; 12 plays, 67 yards Statistics RICE TEX First downs 14 18 Total yards 255 258 Rushes/yards 25/39 59/213 Passing yards 216 45 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–2 4–11–0 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsRice Passing TEAM 13–27, 216 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing TEAM 25 car, 39 yards Receiving TEAM 13 rec, 216 yards, 1 TDTexas Passing Duke Carlisle 4–11, 45 yards Rushing Tommy Ford 14 car, 69 yards, 1 TD Receiving Knox Nunnally 1 rec, 29 yards At SMU 1963 SMU Mustangs football team Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Texas Longhorns (6–0) vs. SMU Mustangs (2–3) Saturday, November 2, 1963 2:00 PM CDT No. 1 Texas 7 10 0 0 SMU 0 6 0 6 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX 59,000 Fair, 61 F Box Score First Quarter (10:42) UT – Phil Harris 3 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 7–0; 8 plays, 75 yards Second Quarter (13:04) UT – Tommy Ford 2 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 14–0; 3 plays, 4 yards (1:43) SMU – Gannon 22 yard pass from Thomas, (kick failed), UT 14–6; 12 plays, 38 yards (0:01) UT – Tony Crosby 34 yard field goal, UT 17–6; 5 plays, 12 yards Fourth Quarter (5:57) SMU – Gannon 22 yard pass from White, (run failed), UT 17–12; 6 plays, 70 yards Statistics TEX SMU First downs 10 16 Total yards 265 291 Rushes/yards 49/194 34/115 Passing yards 71 176 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 5–17–1 37–16–1 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Passing Tommy Wade 3–9, 48 yards Rushing Tommy Ford 13 car, 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving George Sauer 2 rec, 36 yardsSMU Passing TEAM 16–37, 176 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing TEAM 34 car, 115 yards Receiving TEAM 16 rec, 176 yards, 2 TDs Vs. Baylor 1963 Baylor Bears football team Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Baylor Bears (5–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (7–0) Saturday, November 9, 1963 2:00 PM CDT Baylor 0 0 0 0 No. 1 Texas 0 0 7 0 Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 64,530 Partly Cloudly, 64 F Box Score Third Quarter (1:55) UT – Tom Stockton 1 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 7–0; 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:44 Statistics BAY TEX First downs 13 17 Total yards 210 302 Rushes/yards 18/6 63/242 Passing yards 204 60 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–39–2 5–8–0 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing TEAM 19–39, 208 yards, 2 INTs Rushing TEAM 18 car, 6 yards Receiving TEAM 19 rec, 204 yardsTexas Passing Duke Carlisle 5–6, 60 yards Rushing Tommy Ford 27 car, 101 yards Receiving Charles Talber 2 rec, 27 yards Vs. TCU 1963 TCU Horned Frogs football team TCU–Texas football rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee TCU Horned Frogs (3–3) vs. Texas Longhorns (8–0) Saturday, November 16, 1963 2:00 PM CDT TCU 0 0 0 0 No. 1 Texas 0 10 7 0 Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 58,000 Cloudly, 78 F Box Score Second Quarter (13:48) UT – Phil Harris 3 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 7–0; 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:22 (7:35) UT – Tony Crosby 42 yard field goal, UT 10–0; 8 plays, 6 yards Third Quarter (1:10) UT – Tom Stockton 3 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 17–0; 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:29 Statistics TCU TEX First downs 12 18 Total yards 170 241 Rushes/yards 36/34 51/150 Passing yards 136 91 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–26–2 7–19–1 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTCU Passing TEAM 13–26, 136 yards, 2 INTs Rushing TEAM 36 car, 34 yards Receiving TEAM 13 rec, 136 yardsTexas Passing Duke Carlisle 7–17, 91 yards, 1 INT Rushing Tom Stockton 21 car, 89 yards, 1 TD Receiving Pete Lammons 3 rec, 52 yards At Texas A&M 1963 Texas A&M Aggies football team Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry Lone Star Showdown Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Texas Longhorns (9–0) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (2–6–1) Thursday, November 28, 1963 2:00 PM CDT No. 1 Texas 3 0 0 12 Texas A&M 0 7 6 0 Kyle Field • College Station, TX 41,820 Overcast, 55 F CBS Box Score First Quarter (5:02) UT – Tony Crosby 27 yard field goal, UT 3–0; 14 plays, 58 yards Second Quarter (13:48) A&M – Reagan 54 yard pass from Keller, (Lee kick), TAMU 7–3; 6 plays, 73 yards Third Quarter (8:27) A&M – Hargett 29 yard pass from Keller, (kick failed), TAMU 13–3; 8 plays, 56 yards Fourth Quarter (13:23) UT – Tommy Ford 2 yard run, (run failed), TAMU 13–9; 9 plays, 35 yards (1:19) UT – Duke Carlisle 1 yard run, (run failed), UT 15–13; 15 plays, 80 yards Statistics TEX TAMU First downs 19 7 Total yards 315 186 Rushes/yards 55/214 40/95 Passing yards 101 91 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–28–3 2–5–1 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Passing Tommy Wade 8–17, 89 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Tommy Ford 21 car, 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving Charles Talbert 5 rec, 47 yardsTexas A&M Passing TEAM 3–5, 91 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing TEAM 40 car, 95 yards Receiving TEAM 3 rec, 91 yards, 2 TDs Vs. Navy (Cotton Bowl) 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic 1963 Navy Midshipmen football team Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic: Navy Midshipmen (9–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (10–0) Wednesday, January 1, 1964 1:00 PM CDT No. 2 Navy 0 0 0 6 No. 1 Texas 7 14 7 0 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX 75,300 Clear, 45 F CBS Chris Schenkel, Pat Summerall Box Score Game Recap First Quarter (12:02) UT – Phil Harris 58 yard pass from Duke Carlisle, (Crosby kick), UT 7–0; 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:47 Second Quarter (9:54) UT – Phil Harris 63 yard pass from Duke Carlisle, (Crosby kick), UT 14–0; 1 play, 63 yards, 0:44 (2:39) UT – Duke Carlisle 9 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 21–0; 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:36 Third Quarter (2:40) UT – Harold Philipp 2 yard run, (Crosby kick), UT 28–0; 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:46 Fourth Quarter (11:59) NAVY – Roger Staubach 2 yard run, (Staubach pass failed), UT 28–6; 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:23 Statistics NAVY TEX First downs 16 18 Total yards 213 402 Rushes/yards 29/-14 43/168 Passing yards 227 234 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–34–1 8–21–1 Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNavy Passing Roger Staubach 21–31, 288 yards, 1 INT Rushing Donnelly 8 car, 12 yards Receiving Orr 9 rec, 112 yardsTexas Passing Duke Carlisle 7–19, 213 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Duke Carlisle 11 car, 54 yards, 1 TD Receiving Phil Harris 3 rec, 157 yards, 2 TDs Rankings 1963 NCAA University Division football rankings AP 0 12 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 UPI Coaches 2 12 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Personnel Roster 1963 Texas Longhorns football team roster Players Coaches Backfield Pos. # Name n !! Class11 SR Duke Carlisle QB y Duke Carlisle 12 SO Marvin Kristynik QB 14 SO Mike King QB 15 SO Jake David QB 16 SO Les Derrick TB QB 17 SR Tommy Wade QB y Tommy Wade 20 JR Anthony King WB 21 JR Joe Dixon WB 22 JR Jim Hudson WB y Jim Hudson 23 JR Ernie Koy FB y Ernie Koy, Jr. y 24 JR Tommy Ford TB y Tommy Ford (American football) C 25 SO Phil Harris WB 26 SO Pat Williamson WB 32 JR Timmy Doerr FB 35 JR Harold Philipp FB 36 SO Tom Stockton FB 37 SO Fred Edwards FB 41 JR Charles Buckalew TB 46 SO Mike Boxwell TB 47 JR Hix Green TB Linemen Pos. # Name n !! Class50 SR David McWilliams C y David McWilliams (American football) C 52 SO Joe Galiga C 53 SR Clarence Bray C 54 SO Howard Goad T 55 SO Jack Howe C 56 SO Rodney Kelley C 57 JR Bo Price SG 58 SO Barney Giles SG 60 SO Tommy Nobis SG y Tommy Nobis 61 SO Tom Currie WG 62 SR Jim Besselman WG 63 JR Clayton Lacy ST 64 SO Frank Bedrick C 66 SR George Brucks WG 67 SR Kenneth Halm WG 68 SR George Bass WG 69 JR Olen Underwood SG y Olen Underwood 70 SR Scott Appleton WT y Scott Appleton C 71 SO Buddy Alldredge WT 72 JR Lee Hensley WT 73 SO Diron Talbert ST y Diron Talbert 74 SO James Brooks ST 75 SO Charles Echols WT 76 SR Gordon Roberts ST 77 SR Staley Faulkner WT 78 SR Ken Ferguson ST 79 SO Dwain James ST 80 SO Dan Mauldin WE 81 SO Bob Casseday WE 83 SR Ben House WE 84 SO George Sauer SE y George Sauer, Jr. 85 SR Sandy Sands SE 86 SO Kenneth Brooks SE 87 SO Pete Lammons WE y Pete Lammons 88 JR Knox Nunnally WE 89 SR Charles Talbert SE 90 SO Ronny Landry E Special teams Pos. # Name n !! Class28 SO Kim Gaynor WB PK 91 SR Tony Crosby PK E<noinclude> Head coach Darrell Royal Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Campbell – Assistant Russell Coffee – Assistant Art Davis – Defensive backfield Bill Ellington – Assistant Jim Pittman – Assistant Bob Schulze – Assistant Charles Shira – Defensive coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible 15px|Injured Injured Roster Last update: 2/14/26 Awards and honors Scott Appleton, tackle: Outland Trophy, consensus All-AmericanNCAA Football Award Winners 7 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf 1963 Longhorns in the NFL The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. 2 Texas Longhorns Player Position Round Pick Franchise Source Scott Appleton Defensive Tackle 1 4 Dallas CowboysAppleton was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas traded their rights to Appleton to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Buddy Dial. The Houston Oilers ended up signing Appleton. Steelers Working Hard for Appleton's Signature Associated Press The Victoria Advocate, via Google News January 7, 1964 Victoria, Texas https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TkROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2143,660543&dq=appleton+pittsburgh&hl=en Houston Oilers Sign Appleton United Press International Star-News, via Google News Wilmington, North Carolina February 2, 1964 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5ENjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OXQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2177,167827&dq=appleton+dallas&hl=en Duke Carlisle Back 5 60 Green Bay Packers Packers Sign Duke Carlisle Associated Press Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, via Google News Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania January 14, 1964 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aQ5ZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2352,1856761&dq=carlisle+texas&hl=en Walter (Sandy) Sands End 12 159 Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Signs End from Texas Associated Press The Miami News, via Google News Miami, Florida January 2, 1965 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c7QzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=auoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4072,469339&dq=vikings+sands+texas&hl=en July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Ernie Koy, Jr. and Olen Underwood would be selected in the 1964 NFL Draft, while Tommy Nobis would be selected in the 1965 NFL Draft. 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