1963 Army Cadets football team

1963 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainDick Nowak
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Memphis State     9 0 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh     9 1 0
No. 2 Navy     9 2 0
No. 12 Syracuse     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Oregon     8 3 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Army     7 3 0
Air Force     7 4 0
Boston College     6 3 0
Buffalo     5 3 1
Southern Miss     5 3 1
Villanova     5 4 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
San Jose State     5 5 0
Xavier     5 4 1
West Texas State     4 4 1
Florida State     4 5 1
Colgate     3 4 1
New Mexico State     3 6 1
Colorado State     3 7 0
Miami (FL)     3 7 0
Texas Western     3 7 0
Detroit     2 6 1
Holy Cross     2 6 1
Notre Dame     2 7 0
Pacific (CA)     2 8 0
Houston     2 8 0
Boston University     1 6 1
Dayton     1 7 2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Cadets compiled a 7–3 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 177 to 97. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 21 to 15 score. The Cadets also lost to Minnesota and Pittsburgh.[1]

Army guard Dick Nowak was selected by the UPI and the American Football Coaches Association as a second-team player on the 1963 College Football All-America Team.[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Boston UniversityW 30–018,150[4]
September 28Cincinnati
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 22–017,700[5]
October 5at MinnesotaL 8–2460,264[6]
October 12at Penn StateW 10–748,850[7]
October 19Wake Forest
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 47–030,200[8]
October 26Washington State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 23–031,200[9]
November 2vs. Air ForceW 14–1076,660[10]
November 9Utah
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 8–722,400[11]
November 16at PittsburghL 0–2847,947[12]
December 7vs. NavyL 15–21100,000[13]

Roster

  • Rollie Stichweh

References

  1. ^ "1963 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Coaches Association Says Jay Wilkinson All-American". Star News, Wilmington, N.C. November 26, 1963. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Wilkinson Named To UPI All-American Team". The Times-News, Hendersonville, N.C. December 5, 1963. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Sophomore paces Army past B. U." The Lima News. September 22, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cincinnati falls to Cadets, 22 to 0, as errors costly". Tulsa Daily World. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fast Gopher start clicks". Omaha World-Herald. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Army hands Penn State first defeat, 10-7". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. UPI. October 13, 1963. p. 63.
  8. ^ "Army romps 47–0 over Wake Forest". The Palm Beach Post. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Army sinks Cougars before big crowd". The Bellingham Herald. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Army repels Air Force, 14 to 10". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Army wins close contest from Utah on extra point". The Independent-Record. November 10, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Pitt wallops Army for No. 7". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. UPI. November 17, 1963. p. 37.
  13. ^ "Navy outlasts Army 21–15 in photo finish". The Hartford Courant. December 8, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Army)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.