1963 San Francisco 49ers season
1963 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Head coach |
Red Hickey (0–3) Jack Christiansen (2–9) |
Owner | Victor Morabito |
Home field | Kezar Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–12 |
Division place | 7th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Uniform | |
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1963 NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 8 | Kermit Alexander | Back | UCLA |
2 | 21 | Walt Rock | Guard | Maryland |
3 | 36 | Don Lisbon | Back | Bowling Green |
4 | 46 | Harrison Rosdahl | Guard | Penn State (Choice from Philadelphia) |
4 | 49 | Choice to Chicago | ||
4 | 50 | Hugh Campbell | End | Washington State (Choice from Washington) |
5 | 64 | Vern Burke | End | Oregon State |
5 | 65 | Jim Pilot | Back | New Mexico State (Choice from Cleveland) |
5 | 66 | Gary Moeller | Guard | Ohio State (Choice from Chicago) |
Preseason
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
August 10 | Minnesota Vikings | L | 28–43 | 0–1 | Portland, Oregon | |
August 16 | St. Louis Cardinals | L | 22–24 | 0–2 | Salt Lake City | |
August 25 | Cleveland Browns | L | 7–24 | 0–3 | Kezar Stadium | |
August 30 | Dallas Cowboys | L | 24–37 | 0–4 | Bakersfield, California | |
September 7 | at Los Angeles Rams | L | 0–17 | 0–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
Regular season
Schedule
Game | Date | Opponent | Result | 49ers points | Opponents | Record | Streak | Attendance |
1 | September 15 | Minnesota Vikings | L | 20 | 24 | 0–1 | L3 (from 1962) | |
2 | September 22 | Baltimore Colts | L | 14 | 20 | 0–2 | L4 (from 1962) | |
3 | September 29 | at Minnesota Vikings | L | 14 | 45 | 0–3 | L5 (from (1962) | |
4 | October 6 | at Detroit Lions | L | 3 | 26 | 0–4 | L6 (from 1962) | |
5 | October 13 | at Baltimore Colts | L | 3 | 20 | 0–5 | L7 (from 1962) | |
6 | October 20 | Chicago Bears | W | 20 | 14 | 1–5 | W1 | |
7 | October 27 | at Los Angeles Rams | L | 21 | 28 | 1–6 | L1 | |
8 | November 3 | Detroit Lions | L | 7 | 45 | 1–7 | L2 | |
9 | November 10 | Dallas Cowboys | W | 31 | 24 | 2–7 | W1 | |
10 | November 17 | at New York Giants | L | 14 | 48 | 2–8 | L1 | |
11 | November 24 | at Green Bay Packers | L | 10 | 28 | 2–9 | L2 | |
12 | December 1 | Los Angeles Rams | L | 17 | 21 | 2–10 | L3 | |
13 | December 8 | at Chicago Bears | L | 7 | 27 | 2–11 | L4 | |
14 | December 14 | Green Bay Packers | L | 17 | 21 | 2–12 | L5 | |
Notes
- In the September 29 game at Minnesota, John Brodie suffered a season-ending injury. After the game Red Hickey resigned as head coach.
- The following week at Detroit, Bob Waters makes his first career start at quarterback.
- On October 20 against Chicago, Lamar McHan takes over as starting quarterback for the Niners, and leads them to their first victory since December 2, 1962.
Standings
NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 10–1–1 | 301 | 144 | W2 | |
Green Bay Packers | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 9–2–1 | 369 | 206 | W2 | |
Baltimore Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 7–5 | 316 | 285 | W3 | |
Detroit Lions | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 326 | 265 | L1 | |
Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 309 | 390 | W1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 210 | 350 | L2 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 1–11 | 198 | 391 | L5 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Awards, records, and honors
Tommy Davis: Pro Bowl selection
Abe Woodson: Pro Bowl selection
References
External links
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