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Northwestern Football Team History


Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
 Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Ara R. Parseghian
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1875  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Ara R. Parseghian enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Missouri  23   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Indiana  34   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Illinois  9   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Minnesota  15   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Miami Ohio  37   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Michigan State  7   15   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Michigan  6   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Wisconsin  14   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Ohio State  17   8   W       
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored162
  Scoring Average18.0
  Points Allowed124
  Defense Average13.8
  Opponents Record45-32
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record2-3
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 8-1-117096Won  17-75-1-112577  Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota 3-695117 2-56495  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6151188 1-589139  Phil Dickens
Michigan State 6-2-114863 4-1-19543  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 5-3-1110102 4-1-18360  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 5-4119149 4-3112140  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4162124 3-4102106  Ara R. Parseghian
Wisconsin 5-4150124 3-495115  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 3-3-2126112 2-3-19591  Jerry Burns
Michigan 3-4-2131127 2-3-29185  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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.