1963 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1963
| team = Lewis & Clark Pioneers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Northwest Conference
| short_conf = NWC
| record = 8–0
| conf_record = 5–0
| head_coach = Joe Huston
| hc_year = 17th
| captain =
| stadium =
| champion = NWC champion
}}
{{1963 Northwest Conference football standings}}
The 1963 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Lewis & Clark College of Portland, Oregon, as a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC) during the 1963 NAIA football season. In their 17th year under head coach Joe Huston, the Pioneers compiled a perfect 8–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the NWC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 294 to 94.{{cite news |author= |title=Linfield Nabs Bearcats, 21-0 To Nab Second |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91771203/longview-daily-news/ |newspaper=Longview Daily News |location=Longview, Washington |agency=Associated Press |date=November 18, 1963 |page=14 |access-date=January 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite web |author= |title=Northwest Conference Football History |url=https://nwcsports.com/documents/2018/12/6/NWC_Football_History.pdf |publisher=Northwest Conference |page=5 |access-date=January 3, 2022 }}{{cite web|title=1963 Football Team|publisher=Lewis & Clark College|accessdate=March 4, 2024|url=https://lcpioneers.com/honors/hall-of-fame/1963-football-team/157}}
Halfback Mickey Hergert was selected as a second-team player on the 1963 Little All-America college football team.{{cite news|title=Hergert on Second: Prodigious Passer Leads Little A-A|newspaper=The Capital Journal|author=Harold Claassen|date=December 3, 1963|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-journal-hergert-on-second-p/142667745/|via=Newspapers.com}} Nine Lewis & Clark players were selected as first team players on the All-NWC football team: Hergert; quarterback Bill Henselman; offensive tackle Rick Wheatley; offensive guard Gary Boggs; defensive tackle Roger Paul; middle guard Mike Kostrba; linebackers Bob Reichert and Mike Gilbert; and defensive halfback Mike Gilbert.{{cite news|title=NWC Taps Bearcat Pair|newspaper=The Capital Journal|date=December 6, 1963|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-journal-nwc-taps-bearcat-pai/142667036/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at in Portland, Oregon.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 21||{{cfb link|year=1963|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}
|September 28|at|Chico State
|October 5|at|{{cfb link|year=1963|team=Willamette Bearcats|title=Willamette}}|McCulloch Stadium|Salem, OR|W 41-13||{{cite news|title=Willamette Loses, 41-13: L-C Raps Bearcats|newspaper=Statesman|date=October 6, 1963|pages=13, 15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-willamette-loses-41-1/142716574/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12||{{cfb link|year=1963|team=Linfield Wildcats|title=Linfield}}||Portland, OR|W 21-7||{{cite news|title=Lewis & Clark pulls upset to topple Linfield, 21-7|newspaper=The Bulletin|date=October 14, 1963|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bulletin-lewis-clark-pulls-upset-t/142716086/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19||{{cfb link|year=1963|team=Pacific Lutheran Lutes|title=Pacific Lutheran}}
|October 26||{{cfb link|year=1963|team=College of Idaho Coyotes|title=College of Idaho}}||Portland, OR|W 41-0||{{cite news|title=Pioneers Rip Coyotes 41-0|newspaper=Statesman|date=October 27, 1963|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-pioneers-rip-coyotes-4/142715622/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 2|at|{{cfb link|year=1963|team=Whitman Fighting Missionaries|title=Whitman}}||Walla Walla, WA|W 40-0||{{cite news|title=Lewis And Clark Dumps Whitman|newspaper=The Bellingham Herald|date=November 3, 1963|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-lewis-and-clark-du/142696754/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 9||{{cfb link|year=1963|team=Pacific Badgers|title=Pacific (OR)}}||Portland, OR|W 35-7||{{cite news|title=L-C Whips Pacific U: Hergert Nets 3|newspaper=Statesman |date=November 10, 1963|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-l-c-whips-pacific-u-h/142696368/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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