1963 Northwestern Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1963
| team = Northwestern Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 5–4
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Ara Parseghian
| hc_year = 8th
| mvp = Bill Swingle
| captain2 = Kent Pike
| stadium = Dyche Stadium
}}
{{1963 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
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.
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.{{cite web|title=1963 Northwestern Wildcats Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 18, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1963.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1963
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 23–12
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 34–21
| attend = 40,868
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 9–10
| attend = 51,286
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 15–8
| attend = 45,763
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 37–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time =
| w/l = l
| rank = 9
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 7–15
| attend = 51,013
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–27
| attend = 51,088
| source = {{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}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison WI
| score = 14–17
| attend = 65,388
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| score = 17–8
| attend = 83,988
}}
}}
References
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