Indiana at Northwestern

Saturday, September 28, 1963

No. 7 Northwestern beat Indiana 34–⁠21. It was their 38th meeting; after it, Northwestern led the series 23–⁠14–⁠1.

AwayIndiana3–⁠6 in 1963
21
Home7Northwestern5–⁠4 in 1963
34

FinalHigh 74°F, low 54°F, 0.62 in. of rainAttendance 40,868

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Oklahoma and Alabama Racing for No. I Ranking

    Evening star, September 30, 1963, page 16 (results column)

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    Oklahoma and Alabama Racing for No. I Ranking balance of Oklahoma’s sched. ule is against conference com. petition. Arkansas, No. 8, the only other ranked team to lose bowed to Missouri, rs, when Missouri Quarterback Gary Lane put together a 70-yard third period scoring drive. Second-ranKed A lab a m q made its bid for the No. / position with a $50 rout of winless Tulane and No. S Navy beat William and Mary by the same score. Middle Quarter back Roger Staubach gained ’297 yards rushing and passing for an Academy record. Wisconsin and Northwestern a pair of Big Ten powers ranked sixth and seventh In the Nation, respectively, had to come from behind to gain their second straight victories. Wis consin edged Notre Dame, 14–⁠9 and Northwestern managed to take Indiana, 34–⁠21. Billy Lothridge threw three touchdown passes, kicked two field goals and three extra points in leading Georgia Tech ranked ninth, to a 27–⁠0 decision over Clemson. Pittsburgh spanked by Fred Mazurek, beat stubborn Washington, 1876, to uphold its No. 10 ranking. The Big Ten suffered a coupie of surprises when Miami

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northwestern 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Northwestern leads 47–⁠37–⁠1 in 85 meetings, counting the 47 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Indiana 29, Northwestern 23
2024Indiana 41, Northwestern 24
2019Indiana 34, Northwestern 3
2016Northwestern 24, Indiana 14
2012Northwestern 44, Indiana 29
2011Northwestern 59, Indiana 38

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