1963 Oregon Webfoots football team

1963 Oregon Webfoots football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 21–14 vs. SMU
Conference	Independent
1963 record	8–3
Head coach	Len Casanova (13th year)
MVP	Mel Renfro
Captain	Larry Hill
Captain	Dick Imwalle
Captain	Mel Renfro
Home stadium	Hayward Field Multnomah Stadium

1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Oregon		–		8	–	3	–	0
Idaho		–		5	–	4	–	0
Oregon State		–		5	–	5	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Oregon Webfoots represented the University of Oregon in the 1963 college football season. The Webfoots were an independent and scored 274 points and allowed 153 points. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks were 7–3 in the regular season and won the Sun Bowl.^[1]

Notable players included seniors Mel Renfro, H.D. Murphy, Dave Wilcox and Bob Berry, all selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.^[2]

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	8:00 pm	Penn State	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR ^[3]	L 7–17	30,355
September 28	1:30 pm	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 36–7	31,000
October 5	11:30 am	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ^[4]	W 35–0	24,000
October 12	1:30 pm	Idaho	Hayward Field • Eugene, OR ^[5]	W 41–21	19,200
October 19	1:30 pm	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 28–12	16,000
October 26	2:00 pm	Washington	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR ^[6] (rivalry)	L 19–26	35,690
November 2	1:30 pm	San Jose State	Hayward Field • Eugene, OR ^[7]	L 7–13	14,000
November 9	1:30 pm	at Washington State	Rogers Field • Pullman, WA ^[8]	W 21–7	13,000
November 16	1:30 pm	Indiana	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR ^[9]	W 28–22	19,051
November 30	1:30 pm	Oregon State	Hayward Field • Eugene, OR ^[10] (Civil War)	W 31–14	20,700
December 31	1:00 pm	vs. SMU	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ^[1] (Sun Bowl)	W 21–14	26,500
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from no. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[11]

The Civil War game was delayed a week following the assassination of President Kennedy.^[12]^[13]

Game summaries

Indiana

Indiana at Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	6	7	0	9	22
• Oregon	0	6	8	14	28

Date: Saturday, November 16
Location: Multnomah Stadium, Portland, Oregon
Game attendance: 19,051

Source: Eugene Register-Guard

Scoring summary

1		IND	Nowatzke 52-yard interception return (kick failed)	IND 6-0

2		IND	Badar 10-yard run (Westfall kick)	IND 13-0

2		ORE	Imwalle 21-yard pass from Berry (kick failed)	IND 13-6

3		ORE	Renfro 4-yard run (Renfro run)	ORE 14-13

4		IND	Badar 1-yard run (run failed)	IND 19-14

4		ORE	Hill 37-yard pass from Berry (Corey kick)	ORE 21-19

4		IND	Nowatzke 26-yard field goal	IND 22-21

4	0:11	ORE	Murphy 29-yard pass from Berry (Corey kick)	ORE 28-22

Team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1964 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Mel Renfro	Defensive Back	2	17	Dallas Cowboys
H.D. Murphy	Half Back	19	256	Dallas Cowboys
Dave Wilcox	Linebacker	3	29	San Francisco 49ers
Bob Berry	Quarterback	11	142	Philadelphia Eagles

Source:^[2]^[14]

References

1 2 Uhrhammer, Jerry (January 1, 1964). "Berry leads Oregon to 21-14 Sun Bowl win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
1 2 "Four Webfoots drafted by NFL". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). AP, UPI reports. December 3, 1963. p. 1B.
↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 22, 1963). "Penn State outpunches Oregon in opener, 17-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
↑ "Ducks dump Mountaineers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1963. p. 4, sports.
↑ Leutzinger, Dick (October 13, 1963). "Renfro leads Oregon to win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (September 22, 1963). "Game almost had a storybook climax". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
↑ Leutzinger, Dick (November 3, 1963). "Helpless Ducks fall, 13-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
↑ Leutzinger, Dick (November 10, 1963). "Oregon rebounds against WSU to win, 21-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 17, 1963). "Murphy's catch brings Oregon 28-22 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
↑ "31-14". Eugene Register=Guard. (Oregon). December 1, 1963. p. 1B.
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↑ "Events postponed, cancelled". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1963. p. 1B.
↑ Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1963). "Big Six presidents commended for action". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1964.htm

Oregon Ducks football

Venues	Athletic Field (1894) Stewart's Field (1894) Kincaid Field (1895–1918) Hayward Field (1919–1966) Multnomah Stadium (alternate, before 1967) Autzen Stadium (1967–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon State: Civil War (Platypus Trophy) Washington

Culture & lore	The Oregon Duck "Mighty Oregon" Marching band Green Garter Band "The Toilet Bowl" "O" (gesture)

People	Head coaches Quarterbacks Statistical leaders All-Americans NFL draftees

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