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Texas concluded their season with a victory over Navy in the Cotton Bowl Classic. [1] The Longhorns won their first national championship. Tommy Nobis was the only sophomore starter, and was an important participant on the Longhorns' 1963 team, which defeated #2 Navy led by Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic ...
The remaining 299 colleges and universities that were NCAA members and fielded football teams competed in the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. [2] The 1963 Texas Longhorns football team compiled a perfect 11–0 record, won the Southwest Conference championship, and defeated No. 2 Navy in the Cotton Bowl.
Emmet Augustus "Duke" Carlisle III is a former American football player who started as a quarterback and defensive back for the Texas Longhorns in the early 1960s. He was the starting quarterback on Texas' first national championship team in 1963. In his final game, he set the NCAA record for most yards per pass completion in a bowl game and ...
The 1963 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 27th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, January 1.Part of the 1962–63 bowl game season, the game featured the fourth-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference (SWC) and the #7 LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). [1]
Royal smiled, looked into the camera and said, "We're ready", and Texas went on to dominate the Navy team, solidifying their first official national championship. In November 1963, Royal announced that Texas was the first member of the Southwest Conference to integrate its intercollegiate athletic program. [24]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. Intercollegiate team representing The University of Texas at Austin in American football "Texas football" redirects here. For the magazine, see Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Texas Longhorns football 2025 Texas Longhorns football team First season 1893 ; 132 years ago Athletic director ...
Nobis was inducted into the Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1976. He was named to Sports Illustrated ’s All-Century Team (1869–1969) [2] and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, the State of Texas Hall of Fame, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame, and the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame. In May 2007 ...
Nov. 22, 1963: Texas Gov. John Connally tips his hat to President John F. Kennedy and wife Jackie as they enter the convertible limousine at Love Field in Dallas. Nov. 22, 1963: People waiting on ...