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Nov 16, 2023
Navy Smashes Duke as Staubach Shines in Durham
Nov. 16, 1963 - Navy’s spectacular football team smashed Duke today as Roger Staubach and his mates scored virtually at will in the first...
Nov 9, 2023
Nebraska Tops Kansas Despite Sayers’ Record Run
Nov. 9, 1963 - The fatality rate among fumbling football teams normally runs high, and Kansas helped to swell the total today by dropping...
Nov 8, 2023
NBC Cancels Blue-Gray Football over Negro Eligibility
Nov. 8, 1963 - NBC said today it had canceled a telecast of the Blue-Gray football game in Montgomery, Ala., on Dec. 28 after being...
Nov 2, 2023
Navy Tops Notre Dame in South Bend as Staubach Sets Record
Nov. 2, 1963 - A beautiful bright rainbow arched over Notre Dame’s famed Golden Dome just before game time, but Navy beat the Fighting...
Oct 19, 2023
President Kennedy Makes Brief Appearance at Harvard-Columbia Game
Oct. 19, 1963 - President Kennedy made a brief appearance at the Harvard-Columbia football game today. Shortly after the kickoff, the...
Oct 12, 2023
Longhorns Upset Sooners at Cotton Bowl
Oct. 12, 1963 - Texas laid claim to the No. 1 ranking among the nation’s college football teams today by toppling Oklahoma, king of the...
Jan 8, 2023
1962 Was Good Year for College Football
Jan. 8, 1963 - College football had its biggest season at the gate and in the living room in 1962. Attendance at collegiate football...
Nov 17, 2022
Georgia Tech Upsets Alabama, 7-6
Nov. 17, 1962 - Georgia Tech used a new shotgun offense today with quarterback Billy Lothridge (pictured with Coach Bobby Dodd) in charge...
Nov 3, 2022
‘Bama Routs Mississippi State as QB Namath Shines
Nov. 3, 1962 - Quarterback Joe Namath (#12) today passed and ran second-ranked Alabama to its 18th consecutive victory. The Crimson Tide...
Feb 15, 2022
CBS to Present NCAA Football for Next Two Years
Feb. 15, 1962 - CBS today won TV rights to college football for the next two seasons. The network will pay a record sum of $10,200,000...
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