1963 College Football Season
As originally compiled by ku528808 and John Moynahan:
September 14
Florida @ Georgia Tech - 12:45 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
September 21
Washington @ Air Force - 3:30 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
September 28
Oklahoma @ USC - 3:30 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
October 5
Duke vs Maryland @ Richmond - 11:30 am (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
October 12
Minnesota @ Northwestern - 12:15 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
October 19
Pittsburgh @ West Virginia - 12:45 pm (CBS) Red Barber, Johnny Lujack
Purdue @ Michigan- 3:15 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Oregon @ Arizona- 5:15 pm (CBS) Bill Flemming, Frankie Albert
October 26
Notre Dame @ Stanford- 3:15 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
November 2
Army vs Air Force @ Chicago - 2:15 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Ole Miss @ LSU - 2:15 pm (CBS) Red Barber, Johnny Lujack
USC @ Washington - 4:15 pm (CBS) Bill Flemming, Frankie Albert
November 9
Penn State @ Ohio State - 1:45 pm (CBS) Bill Flemming, Frankie Albert
Northwestern @ Wisconsin - 2:15 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Arkansas @ Rice - 3:00 pm (CBS) Red Barber, Johnny Lujack
November 16
Navy @ Duke - 1:45 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Notre Dame @ Michigan State - 1:45 pm (CBS) Red Barber, Johnny Lujack
Oklahoma @ Missouri - 1:45 pm (CBS) Bill Flemming, Frankie Albert
November 23
no games on due to Kennedy assassination coverage
November 28
Texas @ Texas A&M - 3:00 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
November 30
Harvard @ Yale - 1:15 (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Ohio State @ Michigan - 1:15 (CBS) Bill Flemming, Frankie Albert
Baylor @ Rice - 1:45 (CBS) Red Barber, Johnny Lujack
December 7
Army vs Navy - 1:15 (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
This game was notable for the first use of instant replay technology.
December 14
Alabama @ Miami - 1:15 (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
December 21
Liberty Bowl, Mississippi State vs N.C. State, 1pm (NBC) Curt Gowdy, Jim Morse
Bluebonnet Bowl, Baylor vs LSU, 2:45pm (CBS) Ken Coleman, Jack Drees, Johnny Lujack
North-South Game, 4pm (ABC) Tom Harmon Los Angeles Times, 12/28/63
December 28
Gator Bowl, North Carolina vs Air Force, 1:30pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Blue-Gray Game, 2pm (syndicated)
NBC pulled out of televising the Blue-Gray Game as organizers refused to integrate Black players. The game instead aired on a network of only 8 stations in the south. Montgomery Advertiser, 12/28/63
December 31
Sun Bowl, Oregon vs Southern Methodist, 4pm (syndicated) Frank Glieber, Doug LeMear
January 1
Orange Bowl, Nebraska vs Auburn, 12:30pm (ABC) Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman
Sugar Bowl, Ole Miss vs Alabama, 1:45pm (NBC) Ray Scott, Jim Simpson Zanesville Times Recorder, 1/1/64
Cotton Bowl, Navy vs Texas, 2:30pm (CBS) Chris Schenkel, Pat Summerall
Rose Bowl, Illinois vs Washington, 4:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan
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