1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	J. T. King (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium

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 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–5 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the SWC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 178 to 147.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included James Ellis with 536 passing yards, Donny Anderson with 609 rushing yards, and David Parks with 499 receiving yards.^[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Washington State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 16–7	31,500	[5]
September 28	at No. 4 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–49	54,000	[6]
October 5	Texas A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 10–0	38,000	[7]
October 12	TCU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 3–35	31,500	[8]
October 19	Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 17–21	32,000	[9]
October 26	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 13–6	19,000	[10]
November 2	Rice	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 3–17	36,500	[11]
November 9	Kansas State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 51–13	24,500	[12]
November 16	at Texas Western*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 7–3	18,400	[13]
November 23	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	L 20–27	25,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
2. "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
3. "1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
4. 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
5. "Interception and 3 field goals net Raiders win". The Longview News-Journal. September 22, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "4th-ranked Longhorns crush Texas Tech, 49–7". The Victoria Advocate. September 29, 1963. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech shuts out Aggies, 10–0". The Odessa American. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "TCU smothers Tech, 35–3". The Bryan Daily Eagle. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Baylor Bears edge Red Raiders, 21–17". Valley Evening Monitor. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Red Raiders corral SMU Ponies, 13–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Owls swoop past Red Raiders, 17–3". Del Rio News Herald. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Texas Tech romps psat Kansas State". The Daily Oklahoman. November 10, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Texas Tech 7–3 victor". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Porkers overcome T-Tech, 27–20". Tulsa World. November 24, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "1963–64 NCAA Statistics (Texas Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.