1963 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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]

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
1963 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Illinois $ 5 –1 –18 –1 –1
No. 9 Michigan State 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
Ohio State 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
Purdue 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Wisconsin 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Michigan 2 –3 –23 –4 –2
Iowa 2 –3 –13 –3 –2
Minnesota 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Indiana 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 21at Missouri*No. 6
W 23–12
September 28IndianaNo. 7
W 34–21
October 5at IllinoisNo. 4
L 9–10
October 12Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 15–8
October 19Miami (OH)*No. 10
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 37–6
October 26Michigan StateNo. 9
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 7–15
November 2at Michigan
L 6–27
November 9at Wisconsin
L 14–17
November 16at Ohio State
W 17–8
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. "1963 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. "1963 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com


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