1963 Iowa
3–3–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten), coached by Jerry Burns. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Minnesota 27–13Nov 9
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Washington State | T 14–14 | 64% |
| Oct 5 | at Washington | W 17–7 | 37% |
| Oct 12 | vs Indiana | W 37–26 | 73% |
| Oct 19 | vs 2Wisconsin | L 7–10 | 44% |
| Oct 26 | at Purdue | L 0–14 | 40% |
| Nov 2 | at 9Ohio State | L 3–7 | 29% |
| Nov 9 | vs Minnesota | W 27–13 | 58% |
| Nov 16 | at Michigan | T 21–21 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Michigan 21–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 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.
Led the nationPaul Krause: yards per catch (23.3)
- Record
- 3–3–2
- Conference
- 2–3–1 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 126–112
- Coach
- Jerry Burns
- Elo
- 1544 +22 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.5 No. 28 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Paul Krause and Wally Hilgenberg
- Most valuable player
- Mike Reilly
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 2 | Paul Krause S | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 4 | Mike Reilly LB | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 4 | Wally Hilgenberg OG | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Mike Reilly LB | Buffalo Bills (AFL) |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Mike ReillyOGAP-1; UPI-1
Wally HilgenbergOGAP-3; UPI-1
Second team
Paul KrauseRBAP-2; UPI-2- Cloyd WebbEAP-2; UPI-3
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.