1963 NAIA football season

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1963 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–December 1963
PostseasonDecember 7–14, 1963
National ChampionshipHughes Stadium
Sacramento, CA
ChampionSaint John's (MN)

The 1963 NAIA football season was the eighth season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to December 1963, culminating in the eighth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. During its three years in Sacramento, the game was called the Camellia Bowl (separate from the present day bowl game with the same name in Montgomery, Alabama).

Saint John's (MN) defeated Prairie View A&M in the championship game, 33–27, to win their first NAIA national title.[1]

Conference standings[]

1963 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas A&M + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Henderson State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Arkansas State Teachers 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Ouachita Baptist 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas Tech 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Southern Arkansas 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Ozarks 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 2
Harding 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1963 Carolinas Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catawba + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Elon + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Newberry 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Lenoir–Rhyne 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Western Carolina 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Guilford 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Omaha $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Pittsburg State 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washburn * 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Fort Hays State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Emporia State 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * — Washburn forfeited two non-conference wins
1963 Evergreen Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Washington $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Whitworth 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Western Washington 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Puget Sound 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eastern Washington 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Pacific Lutheran 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Gateway Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northwestern (WI) $ 3 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Milton 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 0
Lakeland 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 6 – 0
Illinois–Chicago 2 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Eureka 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Lakeland and Milton split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for both teams in the conference standings.
1963 Iowa Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Luther $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Central (IA) 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Upper Iowa 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Simpson 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dubuque 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Buena Vista 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wartburg 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa Wesleyan 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
William Penn 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
College of Emporia $^ 9 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Ottawa 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Bethany (KS) 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Southwestern (KS) 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Baker 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bethel (KS) 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
McPherson 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sterling 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Friends 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1963 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint John's (MN) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Concordia (MN) 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Augsburg 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Hamline 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Gustavus Adolphus 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Minnesota–Duluth 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Macalester 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1963 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
William Jewell $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Missouri Valley 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tarkio 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Graceland 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Culver–Stockton 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Central Methodist 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Nebraska College Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kearney State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Hastings 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Wayne State (NE) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Doane 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Peru State 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Chadron State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1963 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Valley City State $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Mayville State 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Minot State 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Dickinson State 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Wahpeton Science 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Jamestown 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Ellendale 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Northwest Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lewis & Clark $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Linfield 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Willamette 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Pacific (OR) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
College of Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Whitman 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northeastern State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
East Central 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Panhandle A&M 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Central State (OK) 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
NW Oklahoma State 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Langston 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
SE Oklahoma State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 2
SW Oklahoma State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Portland State $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Southern Oregon 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Oregon Tech 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Oregon College 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Eastern Oregon 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Huron 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Black Hills 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Southern State 2 – 3 – 1 ? – ? – ?
General Beadle 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Dakota Wesleyan 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
South Dakota Tech 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Tri-State Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Midland $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Concordia (NE) 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Westmar 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Northwestern (IA) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Dana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Yankton 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Sioux Falls 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eau Claire State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Stevens Point State 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Whitewater State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Superior State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Platteville State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
River Falls State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Stout State 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Milwaukee 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Oshkosh State 0 – 5 – 2 0 – 5 – 2
La Crosse State 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Postseason[]

Semifinals
December 7, 1963 		Championship
December 14, 1963
Camellia Bowl[2]
      
Prairie View A&M 20
Kearney State* 7
Prairie View A&M 27
Saint John's (MN) 33
College of Emporia 0
St John's (MN)* 54

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "1963 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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