1963 Tampa Spartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1963 Tampa Spartans football Independent 4–5–1 Fred Pancoast 2nd Phillips Field The 1963 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 27th season. The team was led by head coach Fred Pancoast, in his second year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1). Pancoast resigned as the Spartans' head coach on January 20, 1964, to take the position of ends coach at Florida.Tampa grid coach hired by Gators https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ChUOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5HwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6544%2C209284 Google News Archives St. Petersburg Times January 21, 1964 C1 October 21, 2012 Schedule September 21 t Western Kentucky Phillips Field Tampa, FL 14–14 6,500 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Western Kentucky) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/772/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 September 26 w National Polytechnic Institute Phillips Field Tampa, FL 33–14 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-florida-times-union-tampa-raps-mexic/199280983/ The Florida Times-Union Tampa raps Mexico Poly September 27, 1963 June 9, 2026 Newspapers.com October 5 l Southwestern Louisiana Phillips Field Tampa, FL 17–19 5,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-sw-la-edges-tampa-1917/187014549/ News-Press SW La. edges Tampa, 19–17 October 6, 1963 June 9, 2026 Newspapers.com October 12 l y McNeese State Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA 12–37 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119935109/mcneese-beats-spartans-3712/ The Tampa Tribune McNeese beats Spartans 37–12 October 13, 1963 February 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 w y 1963 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian Phillips Field Tampa, FL 26–0 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-tampa-crushes-blue-hose-in-26/199281144/ The State Tampa crushes Blue Hose in 26–0 homecoming win October 20, 1963 June 9, 2026 Newspapers.com October 26 w 1963 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Phillips Field Tampa, FL 7–3 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-eastern-edged-by/199281286/ Lexington Leader Eastern edged by Tampa, 7–3 October 27, 1963 June 9, 2026 Newspapers.com November 2 l y Troy State Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL 0–7 1,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112955650/troy-ends-tampa-jinx-wins-70/ The Tampa Tribune Troy ends Tampa jinx, wins 7–0 November 3, 1963 November 12, 2022 Newspapers.com November 9 l y Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 0–41 15,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-ole-miss-rebs-rout-little/133630068/ The Clarion-Ledger Ole Miss Rebs rout little Tampa by 41–0 November 10, 1963 October 17, 2023 Newspapers.com November 16 w 1963 Wofford Terriers Wofford Phillips Field Tampa, FL 7–6 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-perry-leads-tampa/199281384/ Florence Morning News Perry leads Tampa over Wofford 7–6 November 17, 1963 June 9, 2026 Newspapers.com November 23 l East Carolina Phillips Field Tampa, FL 8–14 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72442375/e-carolina-raps-tampa-in-finale/ Tampa Bay Times E. Carolina raps Tampa in finale November 24, 1963 March 1, 2021 Newspapers.com Final Football Report And Statistics 1963 (Tampa) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/689/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association February 27, 2023 References Tampa Category:Tampa Spartans football seasons Tampa Spartans football