1963 BYU Cougars football team

1963 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (0–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State* 3 0 0 8 1 0
New Mexico $ 3 1 0 6 4 0
Arizona 2 2 0 5 5 0
Utah 2 2 0 4 6 0
Wyoming 2 3 0 6 4 0
BYU 0 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for conference title due to playing fewer than qualifying number of games

The 1963 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–4 against conference opponents, finished last out of sixth place in the WAC, and were outscored by a combined total of 222 to 91.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Phil Brady with 318 rushing yards and 448 yards of total offense, Ron Stewart with 160 passing yards, Bruce Smith with 178 receiving yards, and Frank Baker with 23 points scored.[3][4]

  1. ^ "1963 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.