1963 Northwestern
5–4 (3–4 Big Ten), coached by Ara Parseghian. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Miami (OH) 37–6Oct 19
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Missouri | W 23–12 | 35% |
| Sep 28 | vs Indiana | W 34–21 | 76% |
| Oct 5 | at Illinois | L 9–10 | 68% |
| Oct 12 | vs Minnesota | W 15–8 | 57% |
| Oct 19 | vs Miami (OH) | W 37–6 | 71% |
| Oct 26 | vs Michigan State | L 7–15 | 64% |
| Nov 2 | at Michigan | L 6–27 | 69% |
| Nov 9 | at Wisconsin | L 14–17 | 34% |
| Nov 16 | at Ohio State | W 17–8 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio State 17–8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 6
- Wk 2: 7
- Wk 3: 4
- Wk 5: 10
- Wk 6: 9
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
- 5–4
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 4
- Points
- 162–124
- Coach
- Ara Parseghian
- Elo
- 1594 +20 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 15.9 No. 13 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Chuck Logan and Kent Pike
- Most valuable player
- Bill Swingle
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 7 | Chuck Logan E | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Chuck LoganEAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Tom MyersQBAP-2; UPI-2
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.