1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big Eight champion; Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 13–7 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	10–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (2nd season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	2:00 pm	South Dakota State*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		W 58–7	34,493
September 28	1:30 pm	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis		W 14–7	60,711
October 5	2:00 pm	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		W 21–7	37,640
October 12	2:00 pm	Air Force*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		L 13–17	38,067
October 19	1:30 pm	at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		W 28–6	14,920
October 26	2:00 pm	Colorado		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		W 41–6	37,630
November 2	1:30 pm	at Missouri		Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri		W 13–12	52,877
November 9	2:00 pm	Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		W 23–9	39,844
November 16	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	No. 10	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 20–16	20,078
November 23	2:00 pm	No. 6 Oklahoma	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		W 29–20	38,362
January 1	1:00 pm	vs. No. 5 Auburn*	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl)	ABC	W 13–7	72,647
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

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Game summaries

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Dakota State	0	0	0	7	7
• Nebraska	14	23	21	0	58

Date: September 21
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 34,493

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Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	7	0	0	7	14
Minnesota	7	0	0	0	7

Date: September 28
Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis
Game attendance: 60,711

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Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	0	7	0	0	7
• Nebraska	7	0	6	8	21

Date: October 5
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 37,640

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Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Air Force	0	7	3	7	17
Nebraska	0	0	13	0	13

Date: October 12
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 38,067

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Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	14	14	0	28
Kansas State	0	6	0	0	6

Date: October 19
Location: Memorial Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game attendance: 14,920

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Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	6	0	0	0	6
• Nebraska	7	7	13	14	41

Date: October 26
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 37,630

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Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	7	0	0	6	13
Missouri	0	6	0	6	12

Date: November 2
Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
Game attendance: 52,877

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Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	0	3	0	6	9
• Nebraska	10	0	0	13	23

Date: November 9
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 39,844

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Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #10 Nebraska	0	14	6	0	20
Oklahoma State	0	3	0	13	16

Date: November 16
Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 20,078

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Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Oklahoma	0	0	0	20	20
• #10 Nebraska	3	0	7	19	29

Date: November 23
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 38,362

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Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #6 Nebraska	10	3	0	0	13
#5 Auburn	0	0	7	0	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

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After the season

Awards

All American: Robert Brown
National Lineman of the Year: Bob Brown
All Big 8: Bob Brown, Dennis Claridge, Lloyd Voss
Big 8 Player of the Year: Dennis Claridge

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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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Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–1895) "M" Street Park (1894–1996) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–1922) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa Kansas Kansas State Miami (FL) Minnesota Missouri Oklahoma Wisconsin
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