1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
University of Nebraska Logo 1962-1966.PNG
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 13–7 vs. Auburn
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
1963 record10–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Bob Devaney (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kansas 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 pmSouth Dakota State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 58–734,493
September 281:30 pmat Minnesota*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis
W 14–760,711
October 52:00 pmIowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 21–737,640
October 122:00 pmAir Force*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
L 13–1738,067
October 191:30 pmat Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, Kansas
W 28–614,920
October 262:00 pmColoradodagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 41–637,630
November 21:30 pmat Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, Missouri
W 13–1252,877
November 92:00 pmKansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 23–939,844
November 161:30 pmat Oklahoma StateNo. 10
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 20–1620,078
November 232:00 pmNo. 6 OklahomaNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
W 29–2038,362
January 11:00 pmvs. No. 5 Auburn*No. 6
ABCW 13–772,647
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

Official Roster
  • 69 Abel, John RG (So.)
  • 42 Allers, LaVerne LG (So.)
  • 56 Baffico, James C (Sr.)
  • 50 Barnes, Walter C (So.)
  • 58 Bishop, John C (So.)
  • 76 Brichacek, Gary RT (So.)
  • 73 Brown, James RT (So.)
  • 64 Brown, Robert RG (Sr.)
  • 80 Callahan, Richard E (Sr.)
  • 78 Carlson, Dennis LT (So.)
  • 89 Casey, Larry E (So.)
  • 14 Claridge, Dennis QB (Sr.)
  • 62 Coleman, (Edward) Ricard RG (So.)
  • 48 Cotton, Thomas LT (So.)
  • 72 Czap, Dick RT (So.)
  • 66 Dervin, John LG (Jr.)
  • 67 Dillard, Louis LG (So.)
  • 82 Doepke, Charles E (Jr.)
  • 65 Drum, Duncan RG (Jr.)
  • 10 Duda, Fred QB (So.)
  • 38 Earl, William E (So.)
  • 81 Fisher, Pat E (Jr.)
  • 70 Fugitt, Mike LT (Jr.)
  • 79 Griesse, Ronald RG (Sr.)
  • 87 Haug, William E (So.)
  • 18 Hohn, Robert HB (Jr.)
  • 84 Jeter, Tony E (So.)
  • 31 Johnson, Rudy FB (Sr.)
  • 28 Johnson, William FB (Jr.)
  • 75 Jones, Robert LT (Sr.)
  • 40 Kennedy, Michael HB (So.)
  • 77 Kiffin, Monte RT (Sr.)
  • 68 Kirby, John LG (Sr.)
  • 86 Koinzan, John E (Jr.)
  • 75 Kramer, Larry LT (Jr.)
  • 15 Lebsack, Dave QB (So.)
  • 88 Love, Preston E (Jr.)
  
  • 32 McCloughan, Kent HB (Jr.)
  • 63 McDermott, Donald RG (Jr.)
  • 25 McGinn, Bernard FB (Jr.)
  • 41 McNulty, Joe FB (Jr.)
  • 54 Michka, Ron C (Sr.)
  • 29 Myslenski, Rick E (So.)
  • 37 Osberg, James RG (So.)
  • 33 Paschell, Willie HB (Jr.)
  • 61 Pavoris, Ed LG (So.)
  • 30 Petersen, Kelly FB (So.)
  • 26 Poggemeyer, Ronald HB (So.)
  • 47 Riley, Robert LG (So.)
  • 57 Rogers, Bill LG (Jr.)
  • 21 Ross, Willie HB (Sr.)
  • 59 Rudd, Michael LT (So.)
  • 51 Schaefer, Steve C (So.)
  • 49 Schmitzer, Larry LG (So.)
  • 35 Sebastian, John HB (Jr.)
  • 52 Sittler, Lyle C (Jr.)
  • 22 Smidt, Maynard HB (Jr.)
  • 43 Smith, Bruce FB (Jr.)
  • 45 Solich, Frank HB (So.)
  • 53 Strosnider, Don C (So.)
  • 23 Theisen, David HB (Sr.)
  • 83 Tomlinson, Larry E (Sr.)
  • 12 Tucker, Douglas QB (Jr.)
  • 55 Tuthill, Harry C (Jr.)
  • 46 Vactor, Theodore (Red) HB (So.)
  • 71 Voss, Lloyd RT (Sr.)
  • 24 Vujevich, John HB (Jr.)
  • 85 White, Freeman E (So.)
  • 11 Woods, Henry QB (So.)
  • 34 Worley, Michael FB (So.)
  • 36 Wright, Bruce LG (So.)
  • 27 Wright, Ted HB (Jr.)
  • 44 Young, Gene FB (Sr.)

Coaching staff[]

Name Title First year
in this position		 Years at Nebraska Alma Mater
Bob Devaney Head Coach 1962 1962–1972 Alma
John Melton 1962 1962–1988 Wyoming
Cletus Fischer 1960 1960–1985 Nebraska
Mike Corgan Running Backs 1962 1962–1982 Notre Dame
George Kelly 1961 1961–1968 Notre Dame
Jim Ross 1962 1962–1976 Eastern Michigan
Carl Selmer Offensive Line 1962 1962–1972 Wyoming

[1][2]

Game summaries[]

South Dakota State[]

1 234Total
South Dakota State 0 007 7
• Nebraska 14 23210 58
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 34,493

[3][4][5]

Minnesota[]

1 234Total
• Nebraska 7 007 14
Minnesota 7 000 7
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis
  • Game attendance: 60,711

[3][4][6]

Iowa State[]

1 234Total
Iowa State 0 700 7
• Nebraska 7 068 21
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 37,640

[3][4][7]

Air Force[]

1 234Total
• Air Force 0 737 17
Nebraska 0 0130 13
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 38,067

[3][8][9][10]

Kansas State[]

1 234Total
• Nebraska 0 14140 28
Kansas State 0 600 6
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
  • Game attendance: 14,920

[3][11][12]

Colorado[]

1 234Total
Colorado 6 000 6
• Nebraska 7 71314 41
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 37,630
See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

[3][11][13]

Missouri[]

1 234Total
• Nebraska 7 006 13
Missouri 0 606 12
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
  • Game attendance: 52,877
See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

[3][11][14]

Kansas[]

1 234Total
Kansas 0 306 9
• Nebraska 10 0013 23
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 39,844

[3][15][16]

Oklahoma State[]

1 234Total
• #10 Nebraska 0 1460 20
Oklahoma State 0 3013 16
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • Game attendance: 20,078

[3][15][17]

Oklahoma[]

1 234Total
#6 Oklahoma 0 0020 20
• #10 Nebraska 3 0719 29
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 38,362
See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

[3][15][18][19]

This game was almost canceled due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before. But both schools eventually agreed to hold the game anyway. It was the only game across the country that was played that day.

Auburn[]

1 234Total
• #6 Nebraska 10 300 13
#5 Auburn 0 070 7
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
  • Game attendance: 72,647
  • Game weather: 68°F, Wind NW@13, 49% Humidity
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty

[3][20][21][22]

After the season[]

Awards[]

[23]

Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR #10 #10 #6 #5
Coaches N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A #6

Future professional players[]

  • Robert Brown, 1964 2nd-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles
  • James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Dennis Claridge, 1963 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
  • Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
  • Rudy Johnson, 1964 5th-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers
  • Robert Jones, 1964 18th-round pick of the Washington Redskins
  • Monte Kiffin, 1964 15th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
  • Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
  • John Kirby, 1964 5th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
  • Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts
  • Preston Love, 1965 19th-round pick of the Detroit Lions
  • Kent McCloughan, 1965 3rd-round pick of the Washington Redskins
  • Willie Ross, 1964 9th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
  • David Theisen, 1963 11th-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams
  • Lloyd Voss, 1964 1st-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
  • Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of the New York Giants

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