Wisconsin at Notre Dame

Saturday, September 28, 1963

No. 6 Wisconsin beat Notre Dame 14–⁠9. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 7–⁠6–⁠2.

Away6Wisconsin5–⁠4 in 1963
14
HomeNotre Dame2–⁠7 in 1963
9

FinalHigh 83°F, low 54°FAttendance 56,806

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)

Wisconsin 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Notre Dame leads 10–⁠6–⁠2 in 18 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Notre Dame 41, Wisconsin 13
2021Notre Dame 41, Wisconsin 13
1964Notre Dame 31, Wisconsin 7
1963Wisconsin 14, Notre Dame 9
1962Wisconsin 17, Notre Dame 8
1944Notre Dame 28, Wisconsin 13

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