1963 Ivy League football season

The 1963 Ivy League football season was the eighth season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1963 college football season. The season began on September 28, 1963, and ended on November 30, 1963. Ivy League teams were 13–1–1 against non-conference opponents and Dartmouth and Princeton won the conference co-championship.[1]

1963 Ivy League football season
League	NCAA University Division
Sport	Football
Duration	September 28, 1963 – November 30, 1963
Number of teams	8
1964 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Gary Wood (Cornell)
Picked by	New York Giants, 109th overall
Regular season
Champions	Dartmouth, Princeton

1963 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Princeton +	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Yale	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Columbia	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Season overview

Conf. Rank	Team	Head coach	AP final	AP high	Overall record	Conf. record	PPG	PAG
1 (tie)	Dartmouth[2]	Bob Blackman	NR	NR	7–2	5–2	19.4	10.4
1 (tie)	Princeton[3]	Dick Colman	NR	NR	7–2	5–2	27.4	9.2
3	Harvard[4]	John Yovicsin	NR	NR	5–2–2	4–2–1	13.6	8.4
4 (tie)	Yale[5]	Jordan Olivar	NR	NR	6–3	4–3	15.0	8.7
4 (tie)	Cornell[6]	Tom Harp	NR	NR	5–4	4–3	16.9	18.3
6	Columbia[7]	Aldo Donelli	NR	NR	4–4–1	2–4–1	21.1	18.3
7	Brown[8]	John McLaughry	NR	NR	3–5	2–5	19.6	21.0
8	Penn[9]	John Stiegman	NR	NR	3–6	1–6	10.8	21.0

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Ivy League member won
Ivy League member lost
Ivy League teams in bold

Week 1

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
September 28	Columbia	Brown	Brown Stadium • Providence, RI	COL 41–14
September 28	Massachusetts	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	T 0–0
September 28	Bucknell	Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH	W 20–18
September 28	Rutgers	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	W 24–0
September 28	Connecticut	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	W 3–0
September 28	Colgate	Cornell	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	L 17–21
September 28	Lafayette	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 47–0

Week 2

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 5	Princeton	Columbia	Baker Field • New York City, NY	PRIN 7–6
October 5	Rutgers	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	W 28–0
October 5	Dartmouth	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	DART 28–0
October 5	Brown	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	BROWN 12–7
October 5	Lehigh	Cornell	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	W 24–0

Week 3

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 12	Columbia	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	YALE 19–7
October 12	Cornell	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	HAR 21–14
October 12	Brown	Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH	DART 14–7
October 12	Penn	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	PRIN 34–0

Week 4

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 19	Columbia	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	TIE 3–3
October 19	Holy Cross	Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH	W 13–8
October 19	Colgate	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	W 42–0
October 19	Yale	Cornell	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	COR 13–10
October 19	Penn	Brown	Brown Stadium • Providence, RI	BROWN 41–13

Week 5

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
October 26	Lehigh	Columbia	Baker Field • New York City, NY	W 42–21
October 26	Dartmouth	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	HAR 17–13
October 26	Cornell	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	PRIN 51–14
October 26	Colgate	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	W 31–0
October 26	Rutgers	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 7–6
October 26	Rhode Island	Brown	Brown Stadium • Providence, RI	W 33–7

Week 6

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 2	Columbia	Cornell	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	COR 18–17
November 2	Harvard	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	PENN 7–2
November 2	Dartmouth	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	YALE 10–6
November 2	Brown	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	PRIN 34–13

Week 7

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 9	Dartmouth	Columbia	Baker Field • New York City, NY	DART 47–6
November 9	Princeton	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	HAR 21–7
November 9	Yale	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	YALE 28–7
November 9	Brown	Cornell	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	COR 28–25

Week 8

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 16	Penn	Columbia	Baker Field • New York City, NY	COL 33–8
November 16	Harvard	Brown	Brown Stadium • Providence, RI	HAR 24–12
November 16	Cornell	Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH	DART 12–7
November 16	Yale	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	PRIN 27–7

Week 9

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Result
November 30	Columbia	Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	R 35–28
November 28	Cornell	Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	COR 17–8
November 30	Harvard	Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	YALE 20–6
November 30	Dartmouth	Princeton	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	DART 22–21

1964 NFL Draft

Main article: 1964 NFL Draft

Two Ivy League players were drafted in the 1964 NFL draft, held in December 1963: Gary Wood and Dick Niglio.[10]

	Rnd.	Pick #	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	8	109	New York Giants	Gary Wood	QB	Cornell	Ivy
	20	280	Chicago Bears	Dick Niglio	FB	Yale	Ivy

References

1. "1963 Ivy Group Year Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
2. "1963 Dartmouth Big Green Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
3. "1963 Princeton Tigers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
4. "1963 Harvard Crimson Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
5. "1963 Yale Bulldogs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
6. "1963 Cornell Big Red Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
7. "1963 Columbia Lions Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
8. "1963 Brown Bears Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
9. "1963 Penn Quakers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
10. "1964 NFL Draft Listing". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 October 2017.