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1963 Oregon Ducks football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1963
teamOregon Ducks
sportfootball
conferenceIndependent
record8–3
head_coachLen Casanova
hc_year13th
mvpMel Renfro
captainMel Renfro
captain2Larry Hill
captain3Dick Imwalle
stadiumHayward Field
Multnomah Stadium
championSun Bowl champion
bowlSun Bowl
bowl_resultW 21–14 vs. SMU

Multnomah Stadium The 1963 Oregon Ducks represented the University of Oregon in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The Ducks were an independent and outscored their opponents 274 to 153. Led by 12th-year head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks were 7–3 in the regular season and won the Sun Bowl over SMU on New Year's Eve. Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and three at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

Notable players included Mel Renfro, Dave Wilcox, H.D. Murphy, and Bob Berry, all selected in the 1964 NFL Draft. Berry was a redshirt junior and played another season for Oregon in 1964. Renfro and Wilcox are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Murphy was selected late and never played in the NFL; he played in the up-and-coming Continental Football League.

Following the disbandment of the Pacific Coast Conference, both Oregon and Oregon State were independent in football for five seasons, from 1959 through 1963. Both joined the AAWU (Pac-8) for the 1964 season. The Pac-8 had bowl restrictions (Rose Bowl only) until 1975; the Ducks' next postseason appearance was at the 1989 Independence Bowl.

Schedule

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  • The Civil War game was delayed a week following the assassination of President Kennedy.

Game summaries

Indiana

  • Source: Eugene Register-Guard

Personnel

Coaching staff

  • Max Coley, backs
  • Jerry Frei, line
  • Ed Johns, freshmen
  • Phil McHugh
  • John Robinson
  • Jack Roche

Roster

  • QB Bob Berry, Jr.
  • FB Lu Bain, Sr.
  • HB Larry Hill, Sr.
  • E Dick Imwalle, Sr.
  • HB Dennis Keller, So.
  • HB H.D. Murphy, Sr.
  • HB Mel Renfro, Sr.
  • E Rich Schwab, Sr.
  • QB Jack Sovereign, So.
  • G Dave Wilcox, Sr.

NFL draft

Four Oregon players were selected in the 1964 NFL draft, which went 20 rounds (280 selections).

H. D. MurphyHalfback19256Dallas Cowboys

References

References

  1. (January 1, 1964). "Oregon's fast start trips SMU, 21-14". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  2. (January 1, 1964). "Berry leads Ducks to sunny 21-14 win". Spokesman-Review.
  3. Uhrhammer, Jerry. (January 1, 1964). "Berry leads Oregon to 21-14 Sun Bowl win". Eugene Register-Guard.
  4. (December 3, 1963). "Four Webfoots drafted by NFL". Eugene Register-Guard.
  5. Uhrhammer, Jerry. (September 20, 1963). "Ducks open against Penn State". Eugene Register-Guard.
  6. Uhrhammer, Jerry. (September 22, 1963). "Penn State outpunches Oregon in opener, 17-7". Eugene Register-Guard.
  7. (September 29, 1963). "Berry sparks Ducks past Stanford, 36–7". The Arizona Republic.
  8. (October 6, 1963). "Ducks dump Mountaineers". Spokesman-Review.
  9. Leutzinger, Dick. (October 13, 1963). "Renfro leads Oregon to win". Eugene Register-Guard.
  10. (October 20, 1963). "Berry fires Ducks to easy 28–12 win". Tri-City Herald.
  11. Uhrhammer, Jerry. (September 22, 1963). "Game almost had a storybook climax". Eugene Register-Guard.
  12. Leutzinger, Dick. (November 3, 1963). "Helpless Ducks fall, 13-7". Eugene Register-Guard.
  13. Uhrhammer, Jerry. (November 17, 1963). "Murphy's catch brings Oregon 28-22 win". Eugene Register-Guard.
  14. . ["Schedule/Results (1963 Oregon)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/215462). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  15. . ["1963 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/1963-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
  16. . ["1963 Football Schedule"](https://goducks.com/sports/football/schedule/1963). *University of Oregon Athletics*.
  17. . ["2023 Oregon Football Record Book"](https://goducks.com/documents/2023/8/24/2023_Oregon_Football_Record_Book.pdf). *University of Oregon Athletics*.
  18. (November 23, 1963). "Events postponed, cancelled". Eugene Register-Guard.
  19. Missildine, Harry. (November 24, 1963). "Big Six presidents commended for action". Spokesman-Review.
  20. (September 21, 1963). "Probable starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
  21. (November 8, 1963). "Ore. vs. Wash. State". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
  22. (November 9, 1963). "Ducks vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review.
  23. "Seasons: 1964: Drafted Players".
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