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Minnesota Football Team History

Minnesota Golden Gophers

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Founded: 1851
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Capacity: 50,805
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Murray Warmath
Conference: Big 10-

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1882 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Murray Warmath enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Nebraska	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Army	24	8	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Northwestern	8	15	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Illinois	6	16	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Michigan	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Indiana	6	24	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Iowa	13	27	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Purdue	11	13	L
Thu., Nov. 28	vs. Wisconsin	14	0	W

1963 Season Totals
Record	3-6
Points Scored	95
Scoring Average	10.6
Points Allowed	117
Defense Average	13.0
Opponents Record	49-30
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	0-4

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1963 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	8-1-1	170	96	Won 17-7	5-1-1	125	77	Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota	3-6	95	117		2-5	64	95	Murray Warmath
Indiana	3-6	151	188		1-5	89	139	Phil Dickens
Michigan State	6-2-1	148	63		4-1-1	95	43	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State	5-3-1	110	102		4-1-1	83	60	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	5-4	119	149		4-3	112	140	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern	5-4	162	124		3-4	102	106	Ara R. Parseghian
Wisconsin	5-4	150	124		3-4	95	115	Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa	3-3-2	126	112		2-3-1	95	91	Jerry Burns
Michigan	3-4-2	131	127		2-3-2	91	85	Chalmers Bump Elliott

1963 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1963 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.