1963 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1963 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 10th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 6–2–1 overall record 4–1–1 against Big Ten opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #9 in the final AP Poll.[1][2]

1963 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
1963 record6–2–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coachDuffy Daugherty (10th season)
MVPSherman Lewis
CaptainSherman Lewis, Dan Underwood
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(Capacity: 76,000)
1963 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Two Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Halfback Sherman Lewis received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI), and end Dan Underwood received first-team honors from the AP.[3][4] Lewis was also a consensus first-team All-American.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 28North Carolina*
W 31–0
October 4at No. 8 USC*L 10–13
October 12at MichiganT 7–7
October 19Indiana
W 20–3
October 26at No. 9 Northwestern
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 15–7
November 2No. 8 Wisconsin
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 30–13
November 9at PurdueNo. 9
W 23–0
November 16Notre Dame*No. 4
W 12–7
November 28No. 8 IllinoisNo. 4
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 0–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 155. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  2. "1963 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  3. "Reilly Selected for Big Ten First Team" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1983. p. 4.
  4. Ed Sainsbury (November 29, 1963). "Butkus, Eller Near Unanimous Choices for Big Ten All Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). p. 9.
  5. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Retrieved February 10, 2015.


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