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Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Purdue.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Miami	0	3	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Notre Dame	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Wisconsin	20	38	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Michigan	23	12	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Iowa	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Illinois	21	41	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Michigan State	0	23	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Minnesota	13	11	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Indiana	21	15	W

1963 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	119
Scoring Average	13.2
Points Allowed	149
Defense Average	16.6
Opponents Record	36-40
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	2-3

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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.