1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team
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.
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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) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota State* | W 58–7 | 34,493 | ||||
| September 28 | 1:30 pm | at Minnesota* | W 14–7 | 60,711 | ||||
| October 5 | 2:00 pm | Iowa State |
| W 21–7 | 37,640 | |||
| October 12 | 2:00 pm | Air Force* |
| L 13–17 | 38,067 | |||
| October 19 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas State | W 28–6 | 14,920 | ||||
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | Colorado |
| W 41–6 | 37,630 | |||
| November 2 | 1:30 pm | at Missouri | W 13–12 | 52,877 | ||||
| November 9 | 2:00 pm | Kansas |
| W 23–9 | 39,844 | |||
| November 16 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | No. 10 | W 20–16 | 20,078 | |||
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 10 |
| W 29–20 | 38,362 | ||
| January 1 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 5 Auburn* | No. 6 | ABC | W 13–7 | 72,647 | ||
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Roster
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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 |
Game summaries
South Dakota State
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Minnesota
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Iowa State
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Air Force
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Kansas State
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Colorado
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Missouri
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Kansas
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Oklahoma State
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Oklahoma
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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
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Rankings
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| 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
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
References
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