1963 Northeastern State Redmen football team
American college football season
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The 1963 Northeastern State Redmen football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern State University of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, as a member of the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference (OCC) during the 1963 NAIA football season. In their second year under head coach Tracy Norwood, the Redmen compiled a perfect 11–0 record (7–0 in conference games), won the OIC championship, defeated Slippery Rock in the All Sports Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 277 to 74.[1][2] Northeastern State was ranked No. 4 in the final National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) poll.[3]
- Tracy Norwood (2nd season)
| 1963 Northeastern State Redmen football | |
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OCC champion, All Sports Bowl champion | |
All Sports Bowl, W 59–12 vs. Slippery Rock | |
| Conference | Oklahoma Collegiate Conference |
| Record | 11–0 (7–0 OCC) |
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| Home stadium | Gable Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northeastern State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Central | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Panhandle A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OK) | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NW Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Oklahoma State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Oklahoma State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seven Northeastern players were selected as first-team players on the 1963 All-OCc football team: junior fullback Dan Jordan; junior center Jerry Panter; junior offensive tackle David Southard; junior offensive end Bob Wilmoth; sophomore defensive end Bill Scott; senior defensive tackle Bill Van Cleave; and senior corner linebacker Danny Cole.[4]
The team played its home games on Gable Field in Tahlequah.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | Arkansas Tech* | W 12–7 | |||||
| September 21 | Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| W 20–14 | ||||
| September 28 | at Southeastern Oklahoma State | Durant, OK | W 33–7 | ||||
| October 5 | East Central |
| W 22–14 | 5,000 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | at Southwestern Oklahoma State | Weatherford, OK | W 7–0 | ||||
| October 19 | at Langston | Guthrie, OK | W 28–6 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | Central State (OK) |
| W 14–7 | ||||
| November 2 | at Panhandle A&M | Goodwell, OK | W 7–0 | [7] | |||
| November 16 | Central Missouri State* |
| W 62–0 | [8] | |||
| November 23 | at Southeast Missouri State* | Cape Girardeau, MO | W 13–7 | [9] | |||
| December 7 | vs. Slippery Rock* |
| W 59–12 | 8,500 | [10] | ||
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