# 1963 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1963 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League and their 18th overall.
The 49ers attempted to improve on their 6–8 record from the previous season and make it to the playoffs for the first time in 5 seasons. However, the team lost all of their preseason games and lost their first 3 games of the season under incumbent coach Red Hickey, who resigned after the loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3. Under interim (and later incumbent) head coach Jack Christiansen, the team won only 2 of their last 10 games, and finished with a 2–12 record, missing the playoffs for the 6th straight year.

## Pre-season
### 1963 NFL Draft

1963 San Francisco 49ers Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Note |
| 1 | 8 | Kermit Alexander | DB | UCLA | |
| 2 | 21 | Walt Rock | G | Maryland | |
| 3 | 36 | Don Lisbon | DB | Bowling Green | |
| 4 | 46 | Hatch Rosdahl | G | Penn State | from Philadelphia Eagles |
| 4 | 49 | Traded to the Bears | Traded to the Bears | Traded to the Bears | Traded to the Bears |
| 4 | 50 | Hugh Campbell | DE | Washington State | from Washington Redskins |
| 5 | 64 | Vern Burke | DE | Oregon State | |
| 5 | 65 | Jim Pilot | DB | New Mexico State | from Cleveland Browns |
| 5 | 66 | Gary Moeller | G | Ohio State | from Chicago Bears |
| 6 | 77 | Pat Emerick | G | Western Michigan | |
| 7 | 92 | Ernest DeCourley | T | Moorhead State | |
| 8 | 105 | Roger Locke | E | Arizona State | |
| 9 | 120 | John Maczuzak | T | Pittsburgh | |
| 10 | 133 | Dick Lopour | B | Huron | |
| 11 | 148 | Steve Shafer | B | Utah State | |
| 12 | 161 | Bob Benton | T | Mississippi State | |
| 13 | 176 | Dick Schultz | T | Ohio | |
| 14 | 189 | Bill Tobin | B | Missouri | |
| 15 | 204 | Oliver Ross | B | West Texas State | |
| 16 | 217 | Jim Bogdalek | T | Toledo | |
| 17 | 232 | Ken Reed | G | Tulsa | |
| 18 | 245 | John Sellers | T | Bakersfield J.C. | |
| 19 | 260 | Bob Price | G | North Texas State | |
| 20 | 273 | Don Davis | B | McMurry | |

### Preseason schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | August 10 | Minnesota Vikings | L 28–43 | 0–1 | Portland, Oregon | 20,837 |
| 2 | August 16 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 22–24 | 0–2 | Salt Lake City | 19,038 |
| 3 | August 25 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–24 | 0–3 | Kezar Stadium | 28,335 |
| 4 | August 29 | Dallas Cowboys | L 24–37 | 0–4 | Bakersfield, California | 9,927 |
| 5 | September 7 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 0–17 | 0–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 34,405 |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 15 | Minnesota Vikings | L 20–24 | 0–1 | Kezar Stadium | 30,781 | Recap |
| 2 | September 22 | Baltimore Colts | L 14–20 | 0–2 | Kezar Stadium | 31,006 | Recap |
| 3 | September 29 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 14–45 | 0–3 | Metropolitan Stadium | 28,567 | Recap |
| 4 | October 6 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–26 | 0–4 | Tiger Stadium | 44,088 | Recap |
| 5 | October 13 | at Baltimore Colts | L 3–20 | 0–5 | Memorial Stadium | 56,962 | Recap |
| 6 | October 20 | Chicago Bears | W 20–14 | 1–5 | Kezar Stadium | 35,837 | Recap |
| 7 | October 27 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 21–28 | 1–6 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 45,532 | Recap |
| 8 | November 3 | Detroit Lions | L 7–45 | 1–7 | Kezar Stadium | 33,511 | Recap |
| 9 | November 10 | Dallas Cowboys | W 31–24 | 2–7 | Kezar Stadium | 29,563 | Recap |
| 10 | November 17 | at New York Giants | L 14–48 | 2–8 | Yankee Stadium | 62,982 | Recap |
| 11 | November 24 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–28 | 2–9 | County Stadium | 45,905 | Recap |
| 12 | December 1 | Los Angeles Rams | L 17–21 | 2–10 | Kezar Stadium | 33,321 | Recap |
| 13 | December 8 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–27 | 2–11 | Wrigley Field | 46,994 | Recap |
| 14 | December 14 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–21 | 2–12 | Kezar Stadium | 31,031 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||||