1963 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1963 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1963 record 54 (34 Big Ten)
Head coach Ara Parseghian (8th year)
Home stadium Dyche 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 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1963 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tom Myers with 1,398 passing yards, Willie Stinson with 368 rushing yards, and Gary Crum with 417 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 21 at Missouri* #6 Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO W 2312  
September 28 Indiana #7 Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 3421  
October 5 at Illinois #4 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 910  
October 12 Minnesota Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 158  
October 19 Miami (OH)* #10 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 376  
October 26 Michigan State #9 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 715  
November 2 at Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI L 627  
November 9 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI L 1417  
November 16 at Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 178  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  2. "1963 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. "1963 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
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