1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big 8 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

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	Source
September 21	2:00 pm	South Dakota State*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 58–7	34,493
September 28	1:30 pm	at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)		W 14–7	60,711
October 5	2:00 pm	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 21–7	37,640
October 12	2:00 pm	Air Force*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 13–17	38,067
October 19	1:30 pm	at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 28–6	14,920
October 26	2:00 pm	Colorado		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 41–6	37,630
November 2	1:30 pm	at Missouri		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 13–12	52,877
November 9	2:00 pm	Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 23–9	39,844
November 16	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	No. 10	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 20–16	20,078
November 23	2:00 pm	No. 6 Oklahoma	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 29–20	38,362
January 1	1:00 pm	vs. No. 5 Auburn*	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	ABC	W 13–7	72,647	[1]
*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

See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

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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

See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

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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

See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

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This game was almost canceled due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before. But both schools eventually agreed to hold the game anyway. It was one of only 5 games across the country played that day.

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 (20 °C), Wind NW 13 mph, 49% Humidity Referee: Pat Haggerty

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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

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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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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