<page_title> SMU Mustangs football </page_title> <section_title> Bowl games </section_title> <table> <cell> 1948 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1963 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sun Bowl <col_header> Bowl </col_header> </cell> <cell> Oregon <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> L 14–21 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> </table>
Despite a losing record in 1963, the Mustangs played in the Sun Bowl, their first since the 1948 season against the Oregon losing 14–21.