1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
American college football season
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The 1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1963 Big Ten season. In their 13th year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–1–1 in conference games), tied for second place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 102.[1]
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
- Woody Hayes (13th season)
MVPMatt Snell
| 1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Matt Snell |
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| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Don Unverferth (586 passing yards, 41.0% completion percentage), fullback Matt Snell (491 rushing yards, 3.7 yards per carry), and halfback Paul Warfield (22 receptions for 266 yards).[2] Warfield received first-team honors from the UPI on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3]
The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Texas A&M* | W 17–0 | 81,241 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at Indiana | W 21–0 | 42,296 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Illinois | No. 8 |
| T 20–20 | 84,712 | [6] |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at USC* | No. 4 | L 3–32 | 61,883 | [7] | |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Wisconsin | W 13–10 | 65,319 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Iowa | No. 9 |
| W 7–3 | 83,163 | [9] |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Penn State* | No. 10 |
| L 7–10 | 83,519 | [10] |
| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Northwestern |
| L 8–17 | 83,988 | [11] | |
| November 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Michigan | W 14–10 | 36,424 | [12][13] | ||
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Game summaries
Texas A&M
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Ohio St | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
- Date: September 28
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
- Game attendance: 81,241
- Game weather: Cloudy; 82 °F (28 °C)
| Q1 | 3:11 | OHST | Snell 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | OHST 7–0 |
| Q3 | 2:29 | OHST | Snell 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | OHST 14–0 |
| Q4 | 12:44 | OHST | Van Raaphorst 37-yard field goal | OHST 17–0 |
Indiana
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Ohio St | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: October 5
- Location: Seventeenth Street Football Stadium, Bloomington, IN
- Game attendance: 42,296
- Game weather: Clear 76 °F (24 °C)
| Q1 | 3:32 | OHST | Van Raaphorst 48-yard field goal | OHST 3–0 |
| Q1 | 0:56 | OHST | Lashutka 24-yard pass from Unverferth (kick failed) | OHST 9–0 |
| Q4 | 11:07 | OHST | Van Raaphorst 19-yard field goal | OHST 12–0 |
| Q4 | 9:12 | OHST | Safety, Malinchak tackled in end zone | OHST 14–0 |
| Q4 | 4:12 | OHST | Warfield 4-yard pass from Unverferth (Van Raaphorst kick) | OHST 21–0 |
Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Illinois | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Ohio St | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
- Date: October 12
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
- Game attendance: 84,712
- Game weather: Sunny; 68 °F (20 °C)
| Q1 | 4:50 | ILL | Price 1-yard run (Plankenhorn kick) | ILL 7–0 |
| Q2 | 3:29 | OHST | Van Raaphorst 27-yard field goal | ILL 7–3 |
| Q3 | 6:52 | OHST | Snell 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | OHST 10–7 |
| Q3 | 3:54 | OHST | Sander 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | OHST 17–7 |
| Q4 | 11:28 | ILL | Russell 2-yard pass from Taliaferro (run failed) | OHST 17–13 |
| Q4 | 7:22 | ILL | Warren 5-yard run (Plankenhorn kick) | ILL 20–17 |
| Q4 | 1:53 | OHST | Van Raaphorst 49-yard field goal | Tie 20–20 |
USC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • USC | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
- Date: October 19
- Location: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Game attendance: 61,883
- Game weather: Cloudy, cool
| Q1 | 6:25 | OSU | Van Raaphorst 44 yard field goal | OSU 0–3 |
| Q1 | 3:29 | USC | Warfield tackled in end zone | OSU 2–3 |
| Q2 | 7:59 | USC | Brown 49 yard run (Brownell kick) | USC 9–3 |
| Q2 | 0:41 | USC | Brownell 13 yard field goal | USC 12–3 |
| Q3 | 8:01 | USC | Beathard 1 yard run (Brownell kick) | USC 19–3 |
| Q3 | 5:30 | USC | Beathard 33 yard pass to Thomas (kick failed) | USC 25–3 |
| Q4 | 4:07 | USC | Lupo 40 yard interception return (Brownell kick) | USC 32–3 |
Wisconsin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Ohio St | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
- Date: October 26
- Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
- Game attendance: 65,319
- Game weather: Sunny; 77 °F (25 °C); wind 14 mph SW
| Q1 | 10:07 | OHST | Van Raaphorst 26-yard field goal | OHST 3–0 |
| Q1 | 2:37 | WIS | Froenk 25-yard field goal | Tie 3–3 |
| Q2 | :06 | OHST | Van Raaphorst 45-yard field goal | OHST 6–3 |
| Q3 | 4:22 | WIS | Silvestri 12-yard run (Froenk kick) | WIS 10–6 |
| Q4 | 2:13 | OHST | Snell 2-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | OHST 13–10 |
Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| • Ohio St | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
- Date: November 2
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
- Game attendance: 83,163
- Game weather: Cloudy; 44 °F (7 °C); wind 25 mph–35 WNW
| Q3 | 10:08 | IOWA | Roberts 34-yard field goal | IOWA 3–0 |
| Q3 | :47 | OHST | Snell 3-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | OHST 7–3 |
Penn State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Penn State | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
- Date: November 9
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 83,519
- Game weather: Clear, wind SW 3 mph, 59 °F (15 °C)
| Q2 | 3:23 | OSU | Warfield 5 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | OSU 7–0 |
| Q3 | 9:25 | PSU | Liske 13 yard pass to Bowes (Coates kick) | TIED 7–7 |
| Q3 | 3:09 | PSU | Coates 23 yard field goal | PSU 7–14 |
Northwestern
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Northwestern | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
- Date: November 16
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 83,988
- Game weather: Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
| Q2 | 8:59 | NW | Stamison 23 yard field goal | NW 0–3 |
| Q2 | 2:08 | NW | Murphy 16 yard run (Stamison kick) | NW 0–10 |
| Q4 | 8:32 | NW | Murphy 8 yard run (Stamison kick) | NW 0–17 |
| Q4 | 0:20 | OSU | Unverferth 31 yard pass to Warfield (Unverferth to Barnett pass) | NW 8-17 |
Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Ohio St | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Michigan | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
- Date: November 30
- Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
- Game attendance: 36,424
- Game weather: Flurries
| Q1 | 11:23 | MICH | Timberlake 28-yard field goal | MICH 3–0 |
| Q2 | 8:00 | MICH | Rindfuss 2-yard run (Timberlake kick) | MICH 10–0 |
| Q2 | :41 | OHST | Warfield 35-yard pass from Unverferth (Van Raaphorst kick) | MICH 10–7 |
| Q4 | 7:20 | OHST | Unverferth 5-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | OHST 14–10 |
Coaching staff
- Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 13th year
- Lyal Clark
- Glenn Ellison
- Frank Ellwood
- Hugh Hindman
- Lou McCullough
- Harry Strobel
- Max Urick
Draft picks
| Rnd. | Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Notes | |
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| 1 | 11 | Cleveland Browns | Paul Warfield‡† | WR | Ohio St | 4th round pick in 1964 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills[21] | |
| 4 | 49 | New York Giants | Matt Snell † | FB | Ohio St | 1st round pick in 1964 AFL Draft by the New York Jets[21] | |
| 10 | 138 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Van Raaphorst | K | Ohio St | ||
| 14 | 191 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Jenkins | G | Ohio St |
- Notes
† Pro Bowl Selection
‡ Member of the NFL Hall of Fame