The 1963 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy

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 in the 1963 college football season

1963 college football season

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.

Season

Quarterback

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 Roger Staubach

Roger Staubach

Roger Thomas Staubach is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into becoming one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys'...

 won the Heisman Trophy

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 and the Maxwell Award

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 while leading the Midshipmen to a 9-1 regular season record and a final ranking of #2 in the nation. He led Navy to victory over their annual rivalry with Notre Dame

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. In the Crab Bowl Classic, Navy defeated Maryland by a score of 42-7. #2 Navy accepted an invitation to play in the 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic versus #1 Texas

1963 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1963 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1963 college football season. The Longhorns won their first national championship...

, only the second #1 versus #2 bowl game

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 in college football

College football

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 history.

Schedule and results

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Midshipmen points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 21	@	Win	51	7	1-0
2	Sept. 28	William and Mary	Win	28	0	2-0
3	Oct. 5	@ Michigan 1963 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1963 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1963 college football season. The team's head coach was Bump Elliott...	Win	26	13	3-0
4	Oct. 11	@	Loss	28	32	3-1
5	Oct. 19		Win	21	12	4-1
6	Oct. 26		Win	24	12	5-1
7	Nov. 2	@ Notre Dame	Win	35	14	6-1
8	Nov. 9	Maryland (Crab Bowl Classic)	Win	42	7	7-1
9	Nov. 16	@	Win	38	25	8-1
10	Dec. 7	vs. (Army-Navy Game Army-Navy Game The Army–Navy Game is an an American college football rivalry game between the teams of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. The USMA team, "Army", and the USNA team, "Navy", each represent their services' oldest... )	Win	21	15	9-1
11	Jan. 1, 1964	vs. Texas 1963 Texas Longhorns football team The 1963 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1963 college football season. The Longhorns won their first national championship...  (1964 Cotton Bowl)	Loss	6	28	9-2

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Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Roger Staubach Roger Staubach Roger Thomas Staubach is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into becoming one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys'...	Quarterback	10	129	Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...