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1963 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1963 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJim Purnell
Captains
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Illinois $ 5 1 1 8 1 1
No. 9 Michigan State 4 1 1 6 2 1
Ohio State 4 1 1 5 3 1
Purdue 4 3 0 5 4 0
Northwestern 3 4 0 5 4 0
Wisconsin 3 4 0 5 4 0
Michigan 2 3 2 3 4 2
Iowa 2 3 1 3 3 2
Minnesota 2 5 0 3 6 0
Indiana 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 21Western Michigan*No. 7W 41–048,574
September 28at Notre Dame*No. 6W 14–956,806
October 12PurdueNo. 5
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 38–2061,415
October 19at IowaNo. 2W 10–759,700
October 26Ohio StateNo. 2
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 10–1365,913
November 2at Michigan StateNo. 8L 13–3071,033
November 9Northwesterndagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 17–1465,388
November 16No. 8 Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–1765,418
November 28at MinnesotaL 0–1455,271
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1964 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Roger Pillath Tackle 3 39 Los Angeles Rams
Jimmy Jones End 6 84 Chicago Bears
Bob Johnson End 8 108 St. Louis Cardinals
Ken Bowman Center 8 111 Green Bay Packers

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References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.