The1963 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented theUniversity of Kansas in theBig Eight Conference during the1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coachJack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth in the Big Eight Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 122.^[1][2] They played their home games atMemorial Stadium inLawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders includedGale Sayers with 917 rushing yards and 155 receiving yards andSteve Renko with 505 passing yards.^[3] Ken Coleman and Pete Quatrochi were the team captains.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	atTCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 6–10	26,000	[4]
September 28	Syracuse*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 10–0	35,000
October 5	atWyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 25–21	18,121	[5]
October 12	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–17	32,915
October 19	at No. 6Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 18–21	61,826
October 26	Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 41–7	35,000
November 2	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 34–0	30,000
November 9	atNebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 9–23	39,844
November 16	atColorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 43–14	21,000
November 30	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	L 7–9	45,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

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