1963 Tampa Spartans football team

1963 Tampa Spartans football
Conference	Independent
1963 record	4–5–1
Head coach	Fred Pancoast
Home stadium	Phillips Field

The 1963 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1963 college football season. It was the Spartans' 27th season and competed as a member of the NAIA. The team was led by head coach Fred Pancoast, in his second year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1). Pancoast resigned as the Spartans' head coach on January 20, 1964, to take the position of ends coach at Florida.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	Western Kentucky*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	T 14–14
September 26	National Polytechnic Institute*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	W 33–14
October 5	Southwestern Louisiana*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	L 17–19
October 12	at McNeese State*	Lake Charles, LA	L 12–37
October 19	Presbyterian*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	W 26–0
October 27	Eastern Kentucky*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	W 7–3
November 2	at Troy State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	L 0–7
November 9	at Ole Miss*	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 0–41
November 16	Wofford*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	W 7–6
November 23	East Carolina*	Phillips Field • Tampa, FL	L 8–14
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

1. "Tampa grid coach hired by Gators". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. January 21, 1964. p. C1. Retrieved October 21, 2012.