1963 Big Ten Conference football season

The 1963 Big Ten Conference football season was the 68th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.

1963 Big Ten Conference football season
SportAmerican football
Number of teams10
Top draft pickCarl Eller
ChampionIllinois
Runners-upMichigan State, Ohio State
Season MVPDick Butkus
1963 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, under head coach Pete Elliott, won the Big Ten football championship with a record of 8–1–1, defeated Washington in the 1964 Rose Bowl, and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. Illinois center Dick Butkus received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award as the most valuable player in the conference and was a consensus first-team All-American.

The 1963 Michigan State Spartans football team, under head coach Duffy Daugherty, compiled a 6–2–1 record, finished in second place in the conference, led the conference in scoring defense (7.0 points allowed per game), and was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll. Halfback Sherman Lewis was a consensus first-team All-American and finished third in the voting of the 1963 Heisman Trophy.

The Big Ten's statistical leaders included Tom Myers of Northwestern with 1,398 passing yards, Tom Nowatzke of Indiana with 756 rushing yards, and Paul Krause of Iowa with 442 receiving yards. Carl Eller of Minnesota was the first Big Ten player selected in the 1964 NFL Draft with the sixth overall pick.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG MVP
1IllinoisPete Elliott#3#28–1–15–1–117.09.6Dick Butkus
2 (tie)Michigan StateDuffy Daugherty#9#46–2–14–1–116.47.0Sherman Lewis
2 (tie)Ohio StateWoody HayesNR#45–3–14–1–112.211.3Matt Snell
4PurdueJack MollenkopfNRNR5–44–313.216.6Ron DiGravio
5 (tie)NorthwesternAra ParseghianNR#45–43–418.013.8Bill Swingle
5 (tie)WisconsinMilt BruhnNR#25–43–416.713.8Jim Purnell
7MichiganBump ElliottNRNR3–4–22–3–214.614.1Tom Keating
8IowaJerry BurnsNRNR3–3–22–3–115.814.0Mike Reilly
9MinnesotaMurray WarmathNRNR3–62–510.613.0Carl Eller
10IndianaPhil DickensNRNR3–61–516.820.9Tom Nowatzke

Key
AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1963 season[1]
AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1963 season[1]
PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]
MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in bold[2]

Preseason

There were no changes in the conference's head football coaches between the 1962 and 1963 seasons.

Bowl games

On January 1, 1964, Illinois defeated Washington, 17–7.

Post-season developments

On December 14, 1963, Ara Parseghian resigned as Northwestern's head football coach to accept the same position at Notre Dame.[3]

Statistical leaders

The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders for the 1963 season include the following:[1]

Passing yards

Rank Name Team Yards[1]
1Tom MyersNorthwestern1,398
2Ron DiGravioPurdue1,108
3Hal BrandtWisconsin1,006
4Richie BadarIndiana679
5Gary SnookIowa667

Rushing yards

Rank Name Team Yards[1]
1Tom NowatzkeIndiana756
2Jim GrabowskiIllinois616
3Roger LopesMichigan State601
4Sherman LewisMichigan State577
5Lou HollandWisconsin511

Receiving yards

Rank Name Team Yards[1]
1Paul KrauseIowa442
2Cloyd WebbIowa424
3Gary CrumNorthwestern417
4Bob HadrickPurdue388
5Rick ReichardtWisconsin383

Total yards

Rank Name Team Yards[1]
1Tom MyersNorthwestern1,292
2Ron DiGravioPurdue1,154
3Hal BrandtWisconsin1,076
4Bob TimberlakeMichigan821
5Richie BadarIndiana794

Scoring

Rank Name Team Points[1]
1Sherman LewisMichigan State54
2Roger LopesMichigan State42
2Jim GrabowskiIllinois42
2Lou HollandWisconsin42
5Steve MurphyNorthwestern36
5Paul KrauseIowa36

Awards and honors

All-Big Ten honors

The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

Position Name Team Selectors
QuarterbackRon DiGravioPurdueAP, UPI
HalfbackSherman LewisMichigan StateAP, UPI
HalfbackLou HollandWisconsinAP
HalfbackPaul WarfieldOhio StateUPI
FullbackTom NowatzkeIndianaAP, UPI
EndChuck LoganNorthwesternAP, UPI
EndDan UnderwoodMichigan StateAP
EndBob HadrickPurdueUPI
TackleCarl EllerMinnesotaAP, UPI
TackleTom KeatingMichiganUPI
TackleArchie SuttonIllinoisAP

All-American honors

At the end of the 1963 season, Big Ten players secured three of the consensus first-team picks for the 1963 College Football All-America Team.[4] The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were:

Position Name Team Selectors
CenterDick ButkusIllinoisAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI, Time, WCFF
TackleCarl EllerMinnesotaAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI, Time, WCFF
HalfbackSherman LewisMichigan StateAP, CP, UPI, WCFF

Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were:

Position Name Team Selectors
GuardMike ReillyIowaFWAA
BackPaul WarfieldOhio StateTime

Other awards

The Heisman Trophy was awarded to Roger Staubach of Navy. Two Big Ten players finished among the top 10 in the voting for the trophy. They were: Michigan State running back Sherman Lewis (third); and Illinois center/linebacker Dick Butkus (sixth).[5]

1964 NFL Draft

The following Big Ten players were among the first 100 picks in the 1964 NFL Draft:[6]

Name Position Team Round Overall pick
Carl EllerDefensive endMinnesota16
Marv WoodsonHalfbackIndiana18
Paul WarfieldHalfbackOhio State111
Paul KrauseSafetyIowa218
Matt SnortonEndMichigan State220
Roger PillathTackleWisconsin339
Joe O'DonnellGuardMichigan340
James SandsLinebackerIowa447
Wally HilgenbergGuardIowa448
Matt SnellRunning backOhio State449
Tom KeatingDefensive tackleMichigan453
Ed LothamerTackleMichigan State564
Herman JohnsonHalfbackMichigan State677
Jimmy JonesEndWisconsin684
Chuck LoganEndNorthwestern798

References

  1. "1963 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  2. "Butkus of Illinois Voted Most Valuable in Big Ten". Chicago Tribune. December 22, 1963. p. 3-1, 3-2.
  3. "Parseghian Takes Over As Notre Dame Coach". The Daily Mail. December 16, 1963. p. 19.
  4. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. pp. 5–6. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  5. "1963 Heisman Trophy Voting". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  6. "1964 NFL Draft: Full Draft". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
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