1963 North Texas State Eagles football team

The 1963 North Texas State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their 18th year under head coach Odus Mitchell, the team compiled a 3–6 record. The Eagles game against Southern Illinois scheduled for November 23 at Fouts Field was canceled in deference to the assassination of John F. Kennedy which occurred the previous day at Dallas.^[1]

1963 North Texas State Eagles football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–6 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach	Odus Mitchell (18th season)
Home stadium	Fouts Field
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wichita $	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cincinnati	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulsa	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Texas State	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisville	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Texas Western*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 7–34	14,885	[2]
September 28	Louisville	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 26–6	6,000	[3]
October 5	at West Texas State*	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	L 16–38	16,235	[4]
October 12	at Memphis State*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 0–21	17,031	[5]
October 19	Tulsa	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 21–22	4,000	[6]
October 26	Wichita	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 7–3	14,000	[7]
November 2	at Abilene Christian*	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 6–20		[8]
November 9	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–39		[9]
November 16	Hardin–Simmons*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 18–12	1,500–2,200	[10][11]
November 23	Southern Illinois*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	Canceled		[1]
*Non-conference game