1963 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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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.

Record5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPBill Swingle
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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
Seasons
 1962
1964 
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1963 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Illinois $511811
No. 9 Michigan State411621
Ohio State411531
Purdue430540
Northwestern340540
Wisconsin340540
Michigan232342
Iowa231332
Minnesota250360
Indiana150360
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Missouri*No. 6W 23–1245,000[3]
September 28IndianaNo. 7W 34–2140,868[4]
October 5at IllinoisNo. 4L 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 MichiganL 6–2751,088[9][10]
November 9at WisconsinL 14–1765,388[11]
November 16at Ohio StateW 17–883,988[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13]
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