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1963 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

1963 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina   –   9 – 1 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   8 – 1 – 0
Northeastern   –   8 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Vocational   –   6 – 3 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 3 – 0
St. Norbert   –   6 – 3 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff   –   5 – 3 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cortland   –   4 – 3 – 0
Lamar Tech   –   5 – 4 – 0
Parsons   –   5 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hawaii   –   5 – 5 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   4 – 4 – 1
Southern Connecticut State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tampa   –   4 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois   –   4 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside   –   4 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   4 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 4 – 1
Hardin–Simmons   –   2 – 6 – 1
Arkansas State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   2 – 6 – 0
Rose Poly   –   2 – 6 – 0
Union (NY)   –   2 – 6 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   2 – 7 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   1 – 6 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 6 – 0
Arlington State   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1963 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University as an independent during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first and only season under head coach Floyd Huggins, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record.[1] The Cowboys game against Arlington State scheduled for November 23 at Memorial Stadium was canceled in deference to the assassination of John F. Kennedy which occurred the previous day at Dallas.[2]

From 1960 to 1963, the Hardin–Simmons football program compiled a combined record of 3–35–1 and was outscored by a total of 999 to 313. In January 1964, the university trustees ordered the elimination of the university football program. The chairman of the board said the move was necessitated by "financial difficulties and losses" in the athletic program.[3] The school did not field another football team for 27 years.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Stephen F. Austin
W 16–65,000[4]
September 28at Southwestern Louisiana
L 6–168,000–8,500[5][6]
October 5Abilene Christian
L 7–2111,000[7]
October 12at Wichita
L 12–2615,720[8]
October 26at New Mexico State
W 41–68,000[9]
November 2at McMurry
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 7–215,000[10]
November 9at Trinity (TX)
T 0–01,104[11]
November 16at North Texas State
L 12–181,500–2,200[12]
November 23Arlington State
No contest[2]
November 30Howard Payne
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
L 7–162,400[13]

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References

  1. ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "NTSU, Arlington State call off football games". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1963. p. 3-1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "H-SU Drops Grid Sport". The Abilene Reporter-News. January 10, 1964. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "H–SU 'Runs over somebody' – SFA". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 22, 1963. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hardin–Simmons drops to USL in 16–6 contest". Monroe Morning World. September 29, 1963. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "Wildcats topple Cowboys, 21–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1963. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Shockers upend Cowboys, 26–13". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 13, 1963. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hardin–Simmons nabs 41–6 upset". Tulsa World. October 27, 1963. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tribe pins 21–7 defeat on H–SU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1963. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trinity ties Cowboys". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 10, 1963. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Eagles pin 18–12 loss on Cowboys". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1963. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "HPC upends H–SU Cowboys". San Angelo Standard-Times. December 1, 1963. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Hardin–Simmons)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 7, 2025.