1963 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1963 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 12–7 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 8
1963 record	9–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (6th year)
Captain	Steve Allen
Captain	Benny Nelson
Home stadium	Denny Stadium Legion Field Ladd Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
#5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#8 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Tulane	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • #3 Alabama 7 3 7 15 32 Georgia 7 0 0 0 7 Date: September 21 Location: Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Game attendance: 34,980 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 0 0 0 0 0 • #2 Alabama 7 14 7 0 28 Date: September 28 Location: Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL Game attendance: 30,102 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • #2 Alabama 7 7 7 0 21 Vanderbilt 0 6 0 0 6 Date: October 5 Location: Dudley Field Nashville, TN Game attendance: 23,848 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 3 0 0 7 10 #3 Alabama 0 0 0 6 6 Date: October 12 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 42,309 Sources:

Third Saturday in October

1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 • #9 Alabama 14 7 14 0 35 Date: October 19 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 53,454 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Houston 0 7 0 6 13 • #6 Alabama 7 0 7 7 21 Date: October 26 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 28,022 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Mississippi State 0 12 7 0 19 • #7 Alabama 3 10 0 7 20 Date: November 2 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 42,508 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Tech 0 3 8 0 11 • #7 Alabama 7 7 0 13 27 Date: November 16 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 53,938 Sources:

The 1963 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1963 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 69th overall and 30th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Legion Field in Birmingham and Ladd Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished season with nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 6–2 in the SEC) and with a victory over Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl.

The Crimson Tide opened the season with wins at Georgia, against Tulane in Mobile and at Vanderbilt en route to a 3–0 start. However, in their fourth game, Alabama was upset by Florida in what was coach Bryant's first loss at Denny Stadium as head coach. They rebounded the week that followed with a shutout victory over Tennessee and then won their next three games against Houston, Mississippi State and Georgia Tech.

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