1963 Indiana
3–6 (1–5 Big Ten), coached by Phil Dickens. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Minnesota 24–6Nov 2
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | at 7Northwestern | L 21–34 | 24% |
| Oct 5 | vs Ohio State | L 0–21 | 34% |
| Oct 12 | at Iowa | L 26–37 | 27% |
| Oct 19 | at Michigan State | L 3–20 | 21% |
| Oct 26 | vs Cincinnati | W 20–6 | 47% |
| Nov 2 | at Minnesota | W 24–6 | 25% |
| Nov 9 | vs Oregon State | W 20–15 | 42% |
| Nov 16 | at Oregon | L 22–28 | 31% |
| Nov 30 | vs Purdue | L 15–21 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 21–15; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1963.
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–5 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 151–188
- Coach
- Phil Dickens
- Elo
- 1476 +12 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.9 No. 42 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dick Wervey
- Most valuable player
- Tom Nowatzke
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 1 | Marv Woodson S | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 3 | Marv Woodson DB | Denver Broncos (AFL) |
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Tom NowatzkeFBAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1963 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 5–1–1 | 8–1–1 | 3 |
| Michigan State | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | 9 |
| Ohio State | 4–1–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Purdue | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Northwestern | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
 Michigan | 2–3–2 | 3–4–2 | |
| Iowa | 2–3–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Minnesota | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.