1963 Texas Longhorns baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 1963 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 24–7–1 |
| Conf Record: | 12–3 |
| Head Coach: | Bibb Falk (21st year) |
| Stadium: | Clark Field |
| Champion: | SWC champions |
| Bowl: | College World Series |
| Bowl Result: | 2–2 |
The 1963 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Bibb Falk in his 21st season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for third with losses to eventual runner-up Arizona and third-place Missouri.[1]
Personnel
Roster
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Texas win |
| | Texas loss |
| | Tie | |
| 1963 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[3] |
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| Regular season |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Mar 4 | | | L 2–510 | 0–1 | | | Mar 8 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–0 | 1–1 | | | Mar 9 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–2 | 2–1 | | | Mar 12 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–5 | 3–1 | | | Mar 16 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | T 6–6 | 3–1–1 | 0–0 | | Mar 19 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–3 | 4–1–1 | 1–0 | | Mar 23 | at | | L 1–3 | 4–2–1 | 1–1 | | Mar 25 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 6–15 | 4–3–1 | | | Mar 26 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–5 | 5–3–1 | | | Mar 30 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 2–3 | 5–4–1 | 1–2 | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| Apr 2 | at | | W 3–2 | 6–4–1 | 2–2 | | Apr 9 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–1 | 7–4–1 | | | Apr 11 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 15–11 | 8–4–1 | | | Apr 16 | | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–3 | 9–4–1 | | | Apr 19 | TCU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–4 | 10–4–1 | 3–2 | | Apr 20 | TCU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–5 | 11–4–1 | 4–2 | | Apr 26 | at SMU | | W 8–1 | 12–4–1 | 5–2 | | Apr 30 | at SMU | Dallas, TX | W 8–5 | 13–4–1 | 6–2 | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
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| May 2 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–4 | 14–4–1 | 7–2 | | May 3 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–5 | 15–4–1 | 8–2 | | May 7 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–2 | 16–4–1 | 9–2 | | May 10 | at Texas A&M | | L 5–10 | 16–5–1 | 9–3 | | May 11 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX | W 4–2 | 17–5–1 | 10–3 | | May 13 | at Baylor | | W 5–1 | 18–5–1 | 11–3 | | May 13 | at Baylor | Waco, TX | W 8–2 | 19–5–1 | 12–4 | |
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| Postseason |
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| Exhibitions |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
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| May 31 | SMI Steelers | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–1 | 20–5–1 | | June 2 | LaGrange Demons | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 13–1 | 21–5–1 | | June 7 | at SMI Steelers | | W 10–910 | 22–5–1 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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| June 10 | | | W 8–3 | 23–5–1 | 1–0 | | June 11 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–3 | 23–6–1 | 1–1 | | June 12 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 6–410 | 24–6–1 | 2–1 | | June 13 | | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 8–10 | 24–7–1 | 2–2 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 1963 College World Series. June 11, 2020. Omaha.com. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612013349/https://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1963. dead.
- Book: Baseball Letterwinners. Texas Longhorns. June 11, 2020.
- Book: Texas Baseball Year by Year Results. Texas Longhorns. June 11, 2020. 9.
