1963 NAIA football season

American college football season August 2023 1963 August–December 1963 December 7–14, 1963 Hughes StadiumSacramento, CA Saint John's (MN) The 1963 NAIA football season was the eighth season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to December 1963, culminating in the eighth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. During its three years in Sacramento, the game was called the Camellia Bowl (separate from the later Camellia Bowl contested in Montgomery, Alabama). Saint John's (MN) defeated Prairie View A&M in the championship game, 33–27, to win its first NAIA national title.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 14, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead Conference standings Postseason SemifinalsDecember 7, 1963 ChampionshipDecember 14, 1963Camellia Bowl1963 NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1963_NAIA_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 14, 2015 Prairie View A&M 20 1963 Kearney State Antelopes Kearney State* 7 1963 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies College of Emporia 0 Saint John's (MN)* 54 Prairie View A&M 27 Saint John's (MN) 33 See also 1963 NCAA University Division football season 1963 NCAA College Division football season References Category:NAIA football national championship