1963 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.

1963 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (8th season)
MVP	Bill Swingle
Captains	Chuck Logan[1] Kent Pike
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Missouri*	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 23–12
September 28	Indiana	No. 7	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 34–21	40,868
October 5	at Illinois	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 9–10	51,286
October 12	Minnesota		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 15–8	45,763
October 19	Miami (OH)*	No. 10	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 37–6	43,333
October 26	Michigan State	No. 9	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–15	51,013
November 2	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 6–27	51,088	[3]
November 9	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison WI	L 14–17	65,388
November 16	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 17–8	83,988
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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