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...
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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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