1963 Michigan Wolverines football team

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| rankyear = 1963

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

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| date = September 28

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 27–16

| attend = 63,659

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Navy

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 13–26

| attend = 55,877

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| date = October 12

| time =

| w/l = t

| opponent = Michigan State

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–7

| attend = 101,450

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| date = October 19

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 12–23

| attend = 45,557

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| date = October 26

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| gamename = Little Brown Jug

| score = 0–6

| attend = 62,107

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time =

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 27–6

| attend = 51,088

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, Il

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 14–8

| attend = 55,810

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| date = November 16

| time =

| w/l = t

| opponent = Iowa

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 21–21

| attend = 46,582

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time =

| w/l = l

| opponent = Ohio State

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 10–14

| attend = 36,424

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}}

The 1962 Michigan Wolverines football team compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored, 214 to 70.{{cite web|title=1962 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|access-date=July 23, 2020|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1962fbt.htm}} At the end of the 1962 season, Joe O'Donnell was elected by his teammates to be captain of the 1963 team.{{cite news|title=O'Donnell Elected 1963 'M' Captain|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|author=Tom Weinberg|date=November 28, 1962|page=6|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754324/608|via=Bentley Historical Library}} Several starters from the 1962 returned in 1963, including O'Donnell, Tom Keating, and Bob Timberlake.

In May 1963, Tom Keating received the Meyer W. Morton Trophy as the team's most improved player in spring drills.{{cite news|title=Name Keating Spring Drills' Most Improved|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=May 12, 1963|page=6|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754274/590|via=Bentley Historical Library}} Dick Sygar received the John Maulbetsch Award.

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|Title=Week 1: SMU at Michigan

|Visitor=SMU

|V1=0 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=16

|Host=Michigan

|H1=0 |H2=21 |H3=6 |H4=0

|Date=September 25

|Location=Ann Arbor, MI

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On September 28, Michigan opened its season with a 27–16 victory over Hayden Fry's SMU before a Band Day crowd of 63,659 (including 13,000 high school band members) at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After a scoreless first quarter, Michigan scored three touchdowns in the second quarter (including a 98-yard touchdown drive following a fumble recovery by Brian Patshen and a 50-yard touchdown run by Joe O'Donnell on a fake punt) and led 27–0 at the end of the third quarter. All of SMU's points were scored in the final six-and-a-half minutes. Bob Timberlake kicked three extra points, but was unable to start at quarterback due to a shoulder injury; Frosty Evashevski (son of Forest Evashevski) played at the quarterback position in Timberlake's place.{{cite news|title=M Bowls Over SMU|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Bob Pille|date=September 29, 1963|page=1B, 2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17867676/m_bowls_over_smu/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Wolverine 11 Run Over Southern Methodist, 27-16|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|author=Mike Block|date=September 29, 1963|pages=1, 7|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/259|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

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|Title=Week 2: Navy at Michigan

|Visitor=No. 6 Navy

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=MICH |Event=Henderson 20-yard pass from Chandler (pass failed) |Score=NAVY 26–13 |LastEntry=yes}}

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On October 5, Michigan lost to Navy by a 26–13 score before a crowd of 55,877 at Michigan Stadium. Navy, led by junior quarterback Roger Staubach, was ranked No. 6 in the AP poll. Staubach broke his own Navy single-game record with 307 yards of total offense. He completed 14 of 16 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 70 yards and one touchdown. Michigan quarterback Bob Timberlake was again sidelined; Frosty Evashevski started in his place, and Bob Chandler took over in the second half. Chandler completed nine of ten passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns in a comeback that fell short.{{cite news|title=Staubach's Navy Swamps 'M', 26-13|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|author=Jim Berger|date=October 6, 1963|pages=1, 6|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/307|via=Bentley Historical Library}}{{cite news|title=Staubach At Helm, 26-13: Navy Torpedoes U-M|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Bob Pille|pages=1D, 3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55838112/staubach-at-helm-26-13-navy-torpedoes/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|Title=Week 3: Michigan State at Michigan

|Visitor=Michigan State

|V1=0 |V2=0 |V3=7 |V4=0

|Host=Michigan

|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0

|Date=October 12

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=MSU |Event=Sherman Lewis 7-yard pass from Steve Juday (Lou Bobich kick) |Score=TIE 7–7 |LastEntry=yes}}

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On October 12, Michigan played to a 7–7 tie with Michigan State in their annual rivalry game. The game was played before a crowd of 101,450 at Michigan Stadium. Michigan took the lead in the first quarter on a 15-yard pass from quarterback Bob Chandler to split end John Henderson. Michigan's scoring drive began with a 26-yard punt return by Jack Clancy. The Spartans tied it up late in the third quarter on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Steve Juday to Sherman Lewis.{{cite news|title=Wolverines, MSU Tie One On, 7-7|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Bob Pille|date=October 13, 1963|pages=1D, 6D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17867872/wolverines_msu_tie_one_on_77/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Wolverines, Spartans Fight to 7-7 Standoff|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=October 13, 1964|author1=Mike Block |author2=Dave Good|pages=1, 5|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/349|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

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|Title=Week 4: Purdue at Michigan

|Visitor=Purdue

|V1=14 |V2=0 |V3=3 |V4=6

|Host=Michigan

|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=12

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=PUR |Event=Ron DiGravio 1-yard run (Hogan kick) |Score=PUR 14–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=PUR |Event=Hogan 31-yard field goal |Score=PUR 17–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=PUR |Event=Jim Morel 27-yard pass from Digravio (kick failed) |Score=PUR 23–0 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=MICH |Event=Bob Timberlake 1-yard run (pass failed) |Score=PUR 23–6 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=MICH |Event=Timberlake 14-yard run (run failed) |Score=PUR 23–12 |LastEntry=yes}}

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On October 19, Michigan lost to Purdue by a 23–12 score before a small crowd of 45,557 at Michigan Stadium. Purdue took advantage of two Michigan fumbles to take a 14–0 lead in the first quarter. The Boilermakers extended their lead to 23-0 with field goal in the third quarter and another touchdown early in the fourth quarter.{{cite news|title=Purdue Puts 23-12 Show: M Gets TV Lumps Again|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Joe Falls|date=October 20, 1963|pages=1D, 3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55936875/purdue-puts-23-12-show-m-gets-tv-lumps/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Bob Chandler started the game at quarterback, but was replaced after he fumbled on a fourth-down play at Michigan's 26-yard line. Chandler was then replaced by Frosty Evashevski, but Evashevski also turned the ball over on a misdirected pitchout. Late in the third quarter, Bob Timberlake came off the bench to take over at quarterback. He had been selected as the team's starting quarterback before the season, but a shoulder injury relegated him to kickoffs and field goals in the team's first three games. In his return to the quarterback spot, Timberlake completed 10 of 16 passes for 133 yards. He also scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter – first on a one-yard run and 71 seconds later on a 14-yard run.

Tom Cecchini suffered a knee injury in the game that caused him to lose the remainder of the season.{{cite news|title=Purdue Rolls Over Michigan, 23-12|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|author1=Dave Good |author2=Mike Block|date=October 20, 1963|page=1 |url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/403|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

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|Title=Week 5: Michigan at Illinois

|Visitor=Michigan

|V1=0 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=0

|Host=No. 2 Minnesota

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|Date=October 26

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On October 26, Michigan lost the annual Little Brown Jug game to Minnesota by a 6–0 score before a homecoming crowd of 62,107 at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. The only points of the game were scored by Minnesota's 152-pound halfback Jerry Pelletier on a six-yard run in the second quarter. The kick for extra point failed. Michigan was unable to score on two drives inside Minnesota's 10-yard line and on another to the 17-yard line. Quarterback Bob Timberlake also missed a field goal from the 15-yard line. Timberlake completed 14 passes for 90 yards, and Mel Anthony rushed for 82 yards on 18 carries. Minnesota out-gained Michigan by 202 yards (157 rushing, 45 passing) to 195 yards (105 rushing, 90 passing).{{cite news|title=U-M Falls Again: Gophers Cling To the Jug|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Joe Falls|date=October 27, 1963|pages=1E, 3E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55944217/u-m-falls-again-gophers-cling-to-the/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Gophers Shut Out Wolverines, 6-0 |newspaper=The Michigan Daily |author1=Jim Berger |author2=Dave Good |date=October 27, 1963 |pages=1, 5 |url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/447|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

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|Title=Week 6: Northwestern at Michigan

|Visitor=Northwestern

|V1=0 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=16

|Host=Michigan

|H1=0 |H2=21 |H3=6 |H4=0

|Date=November 2

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=MICH|Event=John Henderson 23-yard interception return (Timberlake kick) |Score=MICH 14–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time= |Team=MICH|Event=Henderson 24-yard pass from Timberlake (Timberlake kick) |Score=MICH 21–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=MICH |Event=Jim Conley 33-yard pass from Timberlake (pass failed) |Score=MICH 27–0 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=NW |Event=Dave Cyranowski 4-yard pass from Dave Milam (pass failed) |Score=MICH 27–6 |LastEntry=yes}}

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On November 2, Michigan defeated Northwestern by a 27 to 6 score before a homecoming crowd of 51,088 at Michigan Stadium. Michigan quarterback Bob Timberlake completed 12 of 20 passes for 196 yards, threw three touchdown passes, and kicked three extra points. John Henderson scored two of the Wolverines' touchdowns, one on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Timberlake and the other on 23-yard interception return. Dave Cyranowski scored Northwestern's lone touchdown with six seconds remaining.{{cite news|title='Cats Bombed By Timberlake|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Bob Pille|date=November 3, 1963|pages=1D, 3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55883349/cats-bombed-by-timberlake/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Michigan Stuns Northwestern, 27-6|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|author=Jim Berger|date=November 3, 1963|pages=1, 6|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/493|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

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|Title=Week 7: Michigan at Illinois

|Visitor=Michigan

|V1=7 |V2=10 |V3=6 |V4=10

|Host=No. 2 Illinois

|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0

|Date=November 9

|Location=Champaign, IL

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time= |Team=ILL |Event=Al Wheatland 1-yard run (Mike Taliaferro run) |Score=ILL 8–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=MICH |Event=Mel Anthony 1-yard run (Timberlake kick) |Score=MICH 14–8 |LastEntry=yes}}

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On November 9, Michigan upset undefeated Illinois by a 14 to 8 score before a crowd of 55,810 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Illinois, led by All-American center/linebacker Dick Butkus and fullback Jim Grabowski, was ranked No. 2 in the AP poll prior to the game. The Wolverines, on the other hand, were unranked and arrived at the game with a 1–2–1 conference record. The game was the sixth straight victory for Bump Elliott against his brother, Pete Elliott, head coach of Illinois since 1960. The Elliott brothers played together in the backfield of Michigan's undefeated 1947 "Mad Magicians" team.

Late in the first quarter and early in the second, Bob Timberlake and Dick Rindfuss led a 56-yard touchdown drive capped by a three-yard run by Rindfuss.{{cite news|title=Michigan KOs Illinois, 14 to 8|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lyall Smith|date=November 10, 1963|page=1D, 3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14919770/michigan_kos_illinois_14_to_8/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Later in the second half, an Illinois drive was halted when freshman defensive back John Rowser (who later played 10 seasons in the NFL) interrupted a pass at the Michigan 10-yard line and returned it to the 20. On the last play of the first half, Rowser also broke up a pass from Mike Taliaferro to Ron Fearn at the Michigan five-yard line.

In the third quarter, a 65-yard line-drive punt by Michigan captain Joe O'Donnell rolled dead at the Illinois eight-yard line. From there, Illinois drove 92 yards in 16 plays, including a 20-yard run by Grabowski. The Illini scored their only touchdown on a one-yard run by backup fullback Al Wheatland. Rather than kick the extra point, Illinois went for two points. Taliaferro rolled out to the left side, faked a pass, and ran for the two-point conversion. Illinois led, 8–7.

With six minutes remaining in the game, Illinois back Jim Warren fumbled on a pitch from quarterback Mike Taliaferro. Rowser recovered the loose ball on the Illinois 11-yard line. Michigan scored the winning touchdown five plays later on a one-yard plunge by fullback Mel Anthony.{{cite news|title='M' Humbles Fumbling Illinois, 14-8|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|author=Mike Block|date=November 10, 1963|pages=1, 7|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/537|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

Late in the game, Rowser halted yet another Illinois drive by recovering another fumble—his third turnover of the game. The game was largely a defensive battle, as Illinois out-gained Michigan in total yards by a margin of 295 to 154. Timberlake completed only seven of 22 passes and gave up two interceptions. Rindfuss was Michigan's leading rusher with a total of only 35 yards on 13 carries.

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|Title=Week 8: Iowa at Michigan

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On November 16, Michigan tied with Iowa, 21–21, before a crowd of 46,582 at Michigan Stadium.{{cite news|title=U-M Settles for 21-21 Tie: Anthony Rambles For All 4 Scores|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 17, 1963|pages=1D, 3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55897090/u-m-settles-for-21-21-tie-anthony/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title='M' Battles Iowa to Standstill, 21-21|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|author=Dave Good|date=November 17, 1963|pages=1, 6|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/587|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

On its second drive, Iowa advanced the ball to Michigan's two-yard line on a 49-yard reception by Paul Krause. OnMel Anthony scored all three Michigan touchdowns on runs of 13 yards, one yard, and one yard. For Iowa, Gary Snook was responsible for all three Hawkeye touchdowns on a 14-yard run and touchdown passes to Cloyd Webb and Paul Krause. The drive was halted when Gary Snook fumbled and Tom Keating recovered the ball. Michigan then drove 94 yards for a touchdown on a 13-yard run by Mel Anthony to take a 7–0 lead.

Iowa took the lead with two touchdowns (scored within four minutes of the other) in the second quarter. Snook ran 13 yards for the first and passed 12 yards to Cloyd Webb for the second. Shortly before halftime, Michigan back Dick Rindfuss fumbled at Iowa's four-yard line.

At the start of the third quarter, Michigan drove 59 yards for a touchdown. Mel Anthony scored on a one-yard dive over the left tackle. Bob Timberlake's pass for a two-point conversion was knocked down in the end zone. Midway through the third quarter, Anthony ran three yards for his third touchdown of the game. This time, Timberake's pass for a two-point conversion was caught by (John Henderson.

At the end of the third quarter, Anthony fumbled with Michigan ahead, 21–14, and the Hawkeyes scored the game-tying touchdown on the possession that followed. Timberlake missed a game-winning field goal from the 29-yard line midway through the fourth quarter, Iowa's kicker, Jay Roberts, missed one from the 35-yard line five minutes later.

Michigan rushed for 276 yards, including 137 on 24 carries by Timberlake. Timberlake's 137 yards was the highest single-game rushing total to that point in Bump Elliott's five-year tenure as head coach. Mel Anthony added 83 rushing yards. In total yardage, Michigan out-gained the Hawkeyes by 369 yards to 366.

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|Title=Week 9: Ohio State at Michigan

|Visitor=Ohio State

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|Date=November 40

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 2|Time= |Team=OHIO |Event=Paul Warfield 35-yard pass from Don Unverferth (Van Raaphorst kick) |Score=MICH 10–7}}

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On November 30, Michigan lost its annual rivalry game to Ohio State by a 14–10 score at Michigan Stadium. The game was originally scheduled to be played on November 23. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, and the Michigan athletic department announced that night that the game would not be postponed.{{cite news|title='M', OSU Still Set To Play|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=November 23, 1963|page=1|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/625|via=Bentley Historical Library}} On game day, the game was abruptly postponed. The game was ultimately played on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and drew a crowd of only 36,424 – the smallest crowd at Michigan Stadium since November 1958.

Michigan took a 10–0 lead in the second quarter on a 28-yard field goal by Bob Timberlake and a one-yard touchdown run by Dick Rindfuss. Ohio State narrowed Michigan's lead with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Don Unverferth to Paul Warfield later in the second quarter, but Michigan held the lead until midway through the fourth quarter. Quarterback Don Unverferth scored the game-winning touchdown on a five-yard run.{{cite news|title=Buckeye Rally Trips M, 14-10|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Jack Berry|date=December 1, 1963|pages=1D, 3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17867556/buckeye_rally_trips_m_1410/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Two Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team:

• Left tackle Tom Keating received the team's most valuable player award and was selected by the United Press International as a first-team All-Big Ten player.{{cite news|title=Butkus, Eller Near Unanimous Choices for Big Ten All Stars|author=Ed Sainsbury|newspaper=The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois)|date=November 29, 1963|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/59409425/?terms=lewis%2Bnowatzke%2Bcoaches}}
• Left guard and team captain Joe O'Donnell was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team All-Big Ten guard.{{cite news|title=Reilly Selected for Big Ten First Team|newspaper=The Daily Iowan|date=November 30, 1983|page=4|url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1963/di1963-11-30.pdf}}

Keating was also selected by his teammates as the team's most valuable player.{{cite web|title=1963 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|access-date=November 5, 2017|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1963fbt.htm}}{{cite news|title=Keating Chosen 1963 Most Valuable Player|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=December 4, 1963|page=6|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/670|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

The 1964 NFL draft was held on December 2, 1963. Three Michigan players were selected:

• Joe O'Donnell was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round with the 40th overall pick.
• Tom Keating was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round with the 53rd overall pick.
• Tackle John Houtman was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 15th round with the 207th overall pick.

Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1963 season include those listed below.{{cite web|title=Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page|publisher=University of Michigan|work=Mgoblue.com|access-date=November 5, 2017|url=http://statsarchive.ath.umich.edu/VS-Football/footstart.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151629/http://statsarchive.ath.umich.edu/VS-Football/footstart.php|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}(statistics retrieved by entering "1963" in the box for "Games & Totals by Season" and then, at the next screen, choosing "Display Season Totals")

The following player received letters for their participation on the 1963 Michigan football team.{{cite web|title=Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Football Rosters (1963)|publisher=University of Michigan|access-date=November 5, 2017|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/rosters/search.php?data=football&year_option=equals&year=1963&sortby=lastname%2C+firstname%2C+year&find=FIND}} Player starting five or more games are displayed in bold.

• Dennis Alix, 6'0", 185 pounds, senior, West Bloomfield, MI - quarterback
• Mel Anthony, 6'0", 202 pounds, junior, Cincinnati, OH - started 3 games at fullback
• Tom Cecchini, 6'0", 195 pounds, sophomore, Detroit - started 4 games at center
• Robert Chandler, 6'3", 208 pounds, senior, LaGrange, IL - started 3 games at quarterback
• Harvey Chapman, Jr., 5'11", 177 pounds, senior, Farmington Hills, MI - halfback
• Jack Clancy, 6'1", 196 pounds, sophomore, Detroit - started 9 games at left halfback
• Jim Conley, 6'3", 191 pounds, junior, Springdale, PA - started 7 games at left end
• Chuck Dehlin, 5'11", 198 pounds, sophomore, Flushing, MI - started 2 games at fullback
• William Dodd, 6'0", 204 pounds, senior Virden, IL - halfback
• Forest "Frosty" Evashevski, Jr., 6'0", 185 pounds, senior, Iowa City, IA - started 1 game at quarterback
• Ben Farabee, 6'3", 206 pounds, junior, Holland, MI - end
• James Green, 6'1", 210 pounds, junior, Trenton, MI - center
• Richard Hahn, 6'0", 206 pounds, junior, Norton Village, OH - started 6 games at right guard
• John Henderson, 6'3", 185 pounds, junior, Dayton, OH - started 3 games at right end
• John Houtman, 6'4", 244 pounds, senior, Adrian, MI - started 1 game at right tackle
• Jeffrey Hoyne, 6'1", 197 pounds, sophomore, Chicago - end
• Tom Keating, 6'3", 240 pounds, senior, Chicago - started 9 games at left tackle
• Craig Kirby, 6'1", 179 pounds, sophomore, Royal Oak, MI - started 2 games at left end
• David Kovacevich, 5'10", 215 pounds, senior, Chicago - guard
• David Kurtz, 6'0", 214 pounds, senior, Toledo, OH - guard
• Bill Laskey, 6'1", 211 pounds, junior, Milan, MI - started 6 games at right end
• Gerald Mader, 6'3", 220 pounds, junior, Chicago - tackle
• John Marcum, 6'0", 208 pounds, junior, Monroe, MI - started 3 games at right guard
• Joe O'Donnell, 6'2", 238 pounds, senior, Milan, MI - started 9 games at left guard
• Brian Patchen, 5'11", 210 pounds, junior, Steubenville, OH - started 5 games at center
• Thomas Pritchard, 5'10", 180 pounds, senior, Marion, OH - quarterback
• Richard Ries, 6'2", 225 pounds, sophomore, Royal Oak, MI - guard
• Dick Rindfuss, 6'0", 192 pounds, junior, Niles, OH - started 9 games at right halfback
• John Rowser, 6'0", 175 pounds, sophomore, Detroit - halfback
• Charles Ruzicka, 6'1", 239 pounds, sophomore, Skokie, IL - tackle
• Stephen Smith, 6'5", 228 pounds, sophomore, Park Ridge, IL - end
• R. Wayne Sparkman, 5'11", 186 pounds, senior, Plymouth, MI - started 4 games at fullback
• Richard Szymanski, 5'10", 185 pounds, senior, Toledo, OH - center
• Bob Timberlake, 6'4", 211 pounds, junior, Franklin, OH - started 5 games at quarterbackThe Bentley Historical Library site lists Timberlake as the starting quarterback for all nine games. In fact, Timberlake did not start the first four games. He was selected as the starting quarterback in preseason practice, but a shoulder injury limited him to kicking in the first three games.
• Richard Wells, 5'9", 172 pounds, sophomore, Grand Rapids, MI - halfback
• Paul Woodward, 6'2", 216 pounds, junior, Cincinnati - guard
• Bill Yearby, 6'3", 223 pounds, sophomore, Detroit - started 8 games at right tackle

• Mike Bass, 5'11", 175 pounds, freshman, Ypsilanti, MI - halfback
• Dave Fisher, 5'10", 200 pounds, freshman, Kettering, OH - fullback
• Wally Gabler, 6'1", 185 pounds, freshman, Royal Oak, MI - quarterback
• Frank Nunley, 6'1", 220 pounds, freshman, Belleville, MI - center
• Dick Vidmer, 6'0", 180 pounds, freshman, Greensburg, PA - quarterback
• Rich Volk, 6'2", 185 pounds, freshman, Wauseon, OH - quarterback
• Carl Ward, 5'9", 180 pounds, freshman, Cincinnati - halfback
• Clayton Wilhite, 6'4", 195 pounds, freshman, Bay City, MI - end

• Head coach: Bump Elliott
• Assistant coaches:

:* Don Dufek, Sr. - defensive backfield coach

:* Dennis Fitzgerald - freshman coach

:* Henry Fonde - offensive backfield coach

:* Jack Fouts - offensive line coach

:* Bob Hollway - defensive line coach

:* Jack Nelson - ends coach

• Trainer: Jim Hunt
• Team physician: Dr. A. W. Coxon
• Senior manager: Gustav Schulwitz{{cite news|title=Managers Needed|newspaper=The Michigan Daily|date=September 5, 1963|page=6|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754332/118|via=Bentley Historical Library}}

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• [https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1963fbt.htm 1963 Football Team – Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History]

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