1963 Sun Bowl

Oregon Webfoots	SMU Mustangs
(7–3)	(4–6)
21	14
Head coach: Len Casanova	Head coach: Hayden Fry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	7	14	0	0	21
SMU	0	0	0	14	14

Date

December 31, 1963

Season

1963

Stadium

Sun Bowl Stadium

Location

El Paso, Texas

MVP

Bob Berry

Attendance

26,500

The 1963 Sun Bowl was played between the SMU Mustangs and the Oregon Webfoots.

Background

SMU was invited to the Sun Bowl on the basis of their win over fourth-ranked Navy and Air Force earlier in the season. The Webfoots were a 7–3 team led by Len Casanova, who were going to their third bowl game in five years under. This was the Sun Bowl's first game under its stadium of the same name.

Game summary

The Ducks headed into the ’63 Sun Bowl without injured all-American halfback and defensive back Mel Renfro. They needed H.D. Murphy, who played those same positions, to step up against SMU. Murphy did not disappoint in Renfro’s absence. The former junior college transfer made two clutch interceptions, coupled with Dennis Keller's touchdown run in the first quarter and Bob Berry throwing two touchdown passes in the second quarter to give Oregon a 21–0 lead at halftime. One of those interceptions came at Oregon’s own three-yard line to thwart a potential scoring drive for the Mustangs, and the other Murphy returned 49 yards to set up the Ducks’ first touchdown. Murphy’s outstanding defensive play greatly contributed to the team’s lead in the first half. It was up to Danny Thomas and Mac White to try to bring SMU back, and they narrowed the lead to 21–14 as each threw a touchdown pass to John Roderick in the fourth quarter. SMU's onside kick with less than a minute remaining went out of bounds, giving the Webfoots the ball and ultimately the win. Oregon won their first bowl game since the 1917 Rose Bowl. It would be their last bowl win until the 1989 Independence Bowl. Bob Berry went 11-of-26, but threw for 146 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and was named MVP. Conversely, Danny Thomas threw 15-of-26 for 188 yards for one touchdown and two interceptions for the Mustangs. Oregons Defense (Due to H.D. Murphy's interceptions) held off SMU in the second half to win 21-14. H.D. Murphy also added 49 yards rushing on only three carriers on the offensive side of the ball. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Statistics

Statistics	SMU	Oregon
First Downs	20	16
Yards Rushing	145	173
Yards Passing	232	146
Total Yards	377	319
Punts-Average	4-39.2	7-36.0
Fumbles-Lost	4-3	1-1
Interceptions	1	4
Penalties-Yards	5-38	7-79

References

Sun Bowl

History & conference tie-ins	History Jones Stadium Kidd Field Sun Bowl Broadcasters Pac-12 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference

Games	1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1977 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Notes	There was a Sun Bowl in January and December in 1958 and 1977. There was no Sun Bowl in 1976.

Oregon Ducks bowl games

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SMU Mustangs bowl games

1925 Dixie Classic 1936 Rose Bowl 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic 1949 Cotton Bowl Classic 1963 Sun Bowl 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic 1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl 1980 Holiday Bowl 1983 Cotton Bowl Classic 1983 Sun Bowl 1984 Aloha Bowl 2009 Hawaii Bowl 2010 Armed Forces Bowl 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl 2012 Hawaii Bowl

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