American football[]
- AFL Championship – Buffalo Bills win 20-7 over the San Diego Chargers
- AFL MVP – Gino Cappelletti, WR Boston Patriots
- NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns win 27-0 over the Baltimore Colts
- NFL MVP – Johnny Unitas, QB – Baltimore Colts
- Cotton Bowl (1963 season):
- The Texas Longhorns won 28-6 over the Navy Midshipmen to win the college football national championship
- Heisman Trophy – John Huarte QB, Notre Dame