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1963 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBill Swingle
Captains
  • Chuck Logan[1]
  • Kent Pike
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Ten Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.3Illinois $ 5 1 1 8 1 1
    No.9Michigan 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 Big Ten Conference 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.[2][3]

    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.[4]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 21atMissouri*No. 6
  • Columbia, MO
  • W 23–12
    September 28IndianaNo. 7
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 34–2140,868
    October 5atIllinoisNo. 4
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
  • L 9–1051,286
    October 12Minnesota
    • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 15–845,763
    October 19Miami (OH)*No. 10
    • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 37–6
    October 26Michigan StateNo. 9
    • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
  • L 7–1551,013
    November 2atMichigan
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
  • L 6–2751,088[5]
    November 9atWisconsin
  • Madison WI
  • L 14–1765,388
    November 16atOhio State
  • Columbus, OH
  • W 17–883,988
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • [6]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  • ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  • ^ "1963 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  • ^ "1963 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  • ^ Bob Pille (November 3, 1963). "'Cats Bombed By Timberlake". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com

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