1963 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Illinois $ 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
No. 9 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 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.

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.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Missouri*No. 6
W 23–1245,000[3]
September 28IndianaNo. 7
W 34–2140,868[4]
October 5at IllinoisNo. 4
L 9–1051,286[5]
October 12Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 15–845,763[6]
October 19Miami (OH)*No. 10
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 37–643,333[7]
October 26Michigan StateNo. 9
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–1551,013[8]
November 2at Michigan
L 6–2751,088[9][10]
November 9at Wisconsin
L 14–1765,388[11]
November 16at Ohio State
W 17–883,988[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13]

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1963 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Myers just too much for Mizzou". The Kansas City Star. September 22, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Cats paw Hoosiers". The Sioux City Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Illini dazzle Cats in 10–9 triumph". The Hammond Times. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Myers strikes twice as 'Cats nip Gophers". Omaha World-Herald. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats win, 37–6". The Daily Pantagraph. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mich. State wins by 15–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Michigan mauls 'Cats, 27 to 6". The Blade. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bob Pille (November 3, 1963). "'Cats Bombed By Timberlake". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brandt rallies Badgers past Wildcats 17–14". The Winona Daily News. November 10, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Northwestern wrecks Ohio State's Big 10 title bid". The Times Recorder. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1963 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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