1963 Michigan Wolverines football team

1963 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1963 record 3–4–2 (2–3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Bump Elliott (5th year)
MVP Tom Keating
Captain Joe O'Donnell
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
1963 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Illinois $ 5 1 1     8 1 1
#10 Michigan State 4 1 1     6 2 1
Ohio State 4 1 1     5 3 1
Purdue 4 3 0     5 4 0
Northwestern 3 4 0     5 4 0
Wisconsin 3 4 0     5 4 0
Michigan 2 3 2     3 4 2
Iowa 2 3 1     3 3 2
Minnesota 2 5 0     3 6 0
Indiana 1 5 0     3 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1963 college football season. The team's head coach was Bump Elliott. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 28, 1963 SMU* Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI W 27–16   63,659
October 5, 1963 #6/7 Navy* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 13–26   55,877
October 12, 1963 Michigan State Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI T 7–7   101,450
October 19, 1963 Purdue Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 12–23   45,557
October 26, 1963 at Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN L 0–6   62,107
November 2, 1963 Northwesterndagger Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 27–6   51,088
November 9, 1963 at #2/2 Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, Il W 14–8   55,810
November 16, 1963 Iowa Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI T 21–21   46,582
November 30, 1963 Ohio State Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 10–14   36,424
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player Attempts Net yards Yards per attemptTouchdowns
Mel Anthony1033943.85
Bob Timberlake982282.31
Dick Rindfuss582113.63

Passing

Player AttemptsCompletions InterceptionsComp %YardsYds/CompTD
Bob Timberlake9847448.059312.63
Bob Chandler3316248.521613.53
Forest Evashevski, Jr.2312352.215412.81

Receiving

Player ReceptionsYards Yds/RecpTDLong
John Henderson2733012.2410
Craig Kirby1316612.8024
Jim Conley611419.0133

Kickoff returns

Player ReturnsYards Yds/ReturnTDLong
Jack Clancy922124.6033
Harvey Chapman26231.00
Dick Rindfuss45614.0023

Punt returns

Player ReturnsYards Yds/ReturnTDLong
Jack Clancy1010510.5015
Dick Rindfuss11968.704
Richard Wells4256.3 0

Players

Awards and honors

Coaching staff

References

    External links

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