1963 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1963 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth in the Big Eight Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 122.^[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

1963 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Jack Mitchell (6th season)
Captain	Ken Coleman, Pete Quatrochi
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kansas	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Gale Sayers with 917 rushing yards and 155 receiving yards and Steve Renko with 505 passing yards.^[3] Ken Coleman and Pete Quatrochi were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 6–10	26,000
September 28	Syracuse*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 10–0	35,000
October 5	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 25–21	18,121	[4]
October 12	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–17	32,915
October 19	at No. 6 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 18–21	61,826
October 26	Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 41–7	35,000
November 2	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 34–0	30,000
November 9	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 9–23	39,844
November 16	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 43–14	21,000
November 30	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	L 7–9	45,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1963 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 48 Gale Sayers Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jack Mitchell Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt