1963 NCAA College Division football season

The 1963 NCAA College Division football season was played by American football teams representing 299 colleges and universities recognized the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as minor programs. The remaining 120 colleges and universities that were NCAA members and fielded football teams competed in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

1963 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)	Northern Illinois (AP) Delaware (UPI) Prairie View A&M (black)
College Division football seasons

Conference standings

1963 Big Sky Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Idaho State $ 3 – 1 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Montana State 2 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Weber State 1 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Montana 0 – 3 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Idaho was an independent in football and played only one Big Sky opponent, Idaho State.	1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 7 UPI San Diego State 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Los Angeles State $ 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Long Beach State 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Fresno State 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Cal Poly 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Valley State 0 – 3 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1963 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Omaha $ 4 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Pittsburg State 2 – 1 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Washburn * 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Fort Hays State 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 6 – 1 Emporia State 0 – 3 – 1     2 – 5 – 2 $ – Conference champion * — Washburn forfeited two non-conference wins
1963 Far Western Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Humboldt State + 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 2 San Francisco State + 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 UC Davis + 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Sacramento State 2 – 2 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Nevada 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Chico State 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll	1963 Gulf States Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Southeastern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 1 Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 Hoosier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Taylor $ 4 – 0 – 1     5 – 2 – 1 Franklin (IN) 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Manchester (IN) 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Anderson (IN) 2 – 2 – 1     2 – 5 – 1 Indiana Central 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Hanover 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1963 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Butler $ 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Ball State 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 DePauw 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Valparaiso 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Evansville 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Northern Illinois $ 4 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 Western Illinois 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Central Michigan 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 1 Eastern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Illinois State 0 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Luther $ 8 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 Central (IA) 6 – 1 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Upper Iowa 5 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Simpson 5 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Dubuque 3 – 4 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 Buena Vista 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Wartburg 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Iowa Wesleyan 2 – 6 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 William Penn 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1963 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southwest Texas State $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 East Texas State 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 1 Stephen F. Austin 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Texas A&I 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Sam Houston State 2 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 1 Howard Payne 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Sul Ross 0 – 5 – 1     1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1963 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Western Maryland $ 2 – 0 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 Hampden–Sydney 2 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Bridgewater 2 – 1 – 1     2 – 4 – 1 Randolph–Macon 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0     0 – 6 – 1 Gallaudet 0 – 1 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Ohio $ 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Miami 4 – 1 – 1     5 – 3 – 2 Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Marshall 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Kent State 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 Toledo 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1963 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Ashland $ 3 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Bluffton 2 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Defiance 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T University No. 2 Delaware x 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 Bucknell 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Gettysburg 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Temple 1 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Lehigh 1 – 3 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 Lafayette 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 College–Northern Upsala x 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Wagner 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Albright 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Moravian 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 4 – 0 Wilkes 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Lycoming 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Juniata* 3 – 1 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Susquehanna* 2 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Hofstra* 0 – 0 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 College–Southern Western Maryland x 4 – 0 – 0     6 – 1 – 1 Muhlenberg 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Dickinson 5 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0 Swarthmore 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 Drexel 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Lebanon Valley 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 Pennsylvania Military 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Ursinus 2 – 4 – 1     2 – 4 – 1 Haverford 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 Johns Hopkins 0 – 4 – 1     0 – 6 – 1 West Chester* 0 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll	1963 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T SW Missouri State $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 NE Missouri State 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 SE Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Missouri–Rolla 2 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 NW Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 Central Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1963 North Central Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T South Dakota State $ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 North Dakota 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 State College of Iowa 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 North Dakota State 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Augustana (SD) 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Morningside 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 South Dakota 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 Ohio Valley Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 8 Western Kentucky $ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 1 Middle Tennessee State 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 East Tennessee State 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Tennessee Tech 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Murray State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Morehead State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Austin Peay 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division UPI Poll	1963 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T John Carroll $ 6 – 0 – 0     7 – 0 – 0 Washington & Jefferson 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0 Thiel 4 – 2 – 1     4 – 2 – 1 Wayne State (MI) 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 Allegheny 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 Bethany (WV) 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 Case Tech 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 Western Reserve 1 – 4 – 1     1 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1963 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Western State $ 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Adams State 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Colorado State–Greeley 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Colorado Mines 1 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Colorado College 0 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Prairie View A&M $^ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 Southern 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Grambling 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Jackson State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Wiley 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Alcorn A&M 0 – 7 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from College Division poll	1963 Yankee Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 1 Maine 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Rhode Island 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Vermont 2 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Connecticut 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 New Hampshire 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1963 NCAA College Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T East Carolina   –       9 – 1 – 0 Abilene Christian   –       8 – 1 – 0 Northeastern   –       8 – 1 – 0 Santa Clara   –       6 – 3 – 0 Lamar Tech   –       5 – 4 – 0 Parsons   –       5 – 4 – 0 Drake   –       4 – 4 – 0 Hawaii   –       5 – 5 – 0 Northern Michigan   –       4 – 4 – 1 Wabash   –       4 – 4 – 1 Tampa   –       4 – 5 – 1 Southern Illinois   –       4 – 5 – 0 UC Riverside   –       4 – 5 – 0 UC Santa Barbara   –       4 – 5 – 0 Chattanooga   –       4 – 6 – 0 La Verne   –       3 – 5 – 0 Eastern Michigan   –       2 – 6 – 0 Rose Poly   –       2 – 6 – 0 Cal Poly Pomona   –       2 – 7 – 0 Carnegie Tech   –       1 – 6 – 0

Rankings

Main article: 1963 NCAA College Division football rankings

Small college poll

In 1963, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls, and selected different number one teams. UPI's panel of coaches selected Delaware, who had a record of 8–0 and had outscored their opponents 290–76 while winning all their games by at least 9 points.[2] The AP's panel of sportswriters selected Northern Illinois, who finished the regular season at 9–0 including three shutouts.[3] The Huskies went on to defeat Southwest Missouri State in the Mineral Water Bowl, 21–14.

After the season ended, the NCAA announced plans to play "four postseason regional games" in 1964.[4] These were played from 1964 through 1972.[5] However, not until 1973, when the NCAA College Division was reorganized as NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III, did these postseason games to determine a national champion.

Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 29[6] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 Northern Illinois 9–0 3 63 2 Delaware 8–0 3 53 3 Wittenberg 8–0–1 38 4 UMass 7–0–1^note1 37 5 Saint John's (MN) 8–0 35 6 South Dakota State 9–1 33 7 Florida A&M 7–1 24 8 Abilene Christian 7–1 18 9 Southwest Texas State 10–0 1 10 10 McNeese State 8–0 9 Denotes team played a game after UPI poll, hence record differs in AP poll ^note1 UMass was actually 8–0–1 when the poll was taken.[7]

United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on December 4[8] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 Delaware 8–0 18 309 2 Northern Illinois 10–0 8 286 3 UMass 8–0–1 1 160 4 Saint John's (MN) 9–0 1 158 5 Wittenberg 8–0–1 153 6 Florida A&M 8–2^note2 1 141 7 San Diego State 7–2 1 101 8 Western Kentucky 8–0–1 2 78 9 Northeastern State 10–0 57 10 Southwest Missouri State 9–1 55 ^note2 Florida A&M actually 7–2 when the poll was taken.[9]

References

1. "Next year's NCAA program includes two new events". Redlands Daily Facts. August 14, 1963. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/delaware/1960-1964_yearly_results.php
3. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_illinois/1960-1964_yearly_results.php
4. Snider, Steve (January 8, 1964). "NCAA Holds Upper Hand". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. UPI. Retrieved February 28, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
5. "Regional Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. 2012. p. 3. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
6. AP (November 29, 1963). "Jacks Sixth In Final AP College Poll". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Retrieved February 28, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
7. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/massachusetts/1960-1964_yearly_results.php
8. UPI (December 4, 1963). "UPI Coaches Board Names Delaware Poll Champion". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. Retrieved February 28, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
9. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/florida_a&m/1960-1964_yearly_results.php