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1963 SMU Mustangs football
1963 SMU Mustangs football
Sun Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Oregon
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (2nd season);
Captain	Ronnie Cosper, Martin Cude, Billy Gannon
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Baylor	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
TCU	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
SMU	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a conference mark of 2–5, tying for sixth place in the SWC. SMU was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Oregon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 16–27	36,659
October 5	Air Force*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 10–0	30,000
October 11	No. 4 Navy*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 32–28	37,000
October 19	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–13	52,000
October 26	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–13	19,000
November 2	No. 1 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 12–17	59,000	^[1]
November 9	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 9–7	15,000
November 16	Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 14–7	24,000
November 30	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 15–22	19,672
December 7	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–20	26,000
December 31	vs. Oregon*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 14–21	26,500	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game