The 1963 Orange Bowl, part of the 1962 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1963, at the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Oklahoma Sooners, representing the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). With President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in attendance, Alabama shutout the Sooners by a final score of 17–0.