1963 Michigan Wolverines football team

1963 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1963 record 3–4–2 (2–3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Bump Elliott (5th season)
MVP Tom Keating
Captain Joe O'Donnell
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
1963 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Illinois $ 5 –1 –1  8 –1 –1
No. 9 Michigan State 4 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Ohio State 4 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
Purdue 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Wisconsin 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Michigan 2 –3 –2  3 –4 –2
Iowa 2 –3 –1  3 –3 –2
Minnesota 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Indiana 1 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. In its fifth year under head coach Bump Elliott, Michigan compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 131 to 127.[1]

The highlight of the season was an upset victory over No. 2 Illinois led by Dick Butkus; the game was the only loss suffered by the 1963 Illinois team.[2]

Left guard Joe O'Donnell was the team captain and was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team guard on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3][4] Left tackle Tom Keating received the team's most valuable player award and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player by the United Press International.[3][5]

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Timberlake with 593 passing yards, Mel Anthony with 394 rushing yards and 30 points scored, and John Henderson with 330 receiving yards.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 28SMU*
W 27–1663,659
October 5No. 6/7 Navy*
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
L 13–2655,877
October 12Michigan State
T 7–7101,450
October 19Purdue
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
L 12–2345,557
October 26at Minnesota
L 0–662,107
November 2Northwesterndagger
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
W 27–651,088
November 9at No. 2/2 Illinois
W 14–855,810
November 16Iowa
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
T 21–2146,582
November 30Ohio State
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
L 10–1436,424

[3][1]

Season summary

SMU

[7]

Michigan State

[8]

Illinois

[9]

Ohio State

[10]

Statistical leaders

Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1963 season include those listed below.[6][11]

Rushing

PlayerAttemptsNet yardsYards per attemptTouchdowns
Mel Anthony1033943.85
Bob Timberlake982282.31
Dick Rindfuss582113.63

Passing

PlayerAttemptsCompletionsInterceptionsComp %YardsYds/CompTD
Bob Timberlake9847448.059312.63
Bob Chandler3316248.521613.53
Forest Evashevski, Jr.2312352.215412.81

Receiving

PlayerReceptionsYardsYds/RecpTDLong
John Henderson2733012.2410
Craig Kirby1316612.8024
Jim Conley611419.0133

Kickoff returns

PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Jack Clancy922124.6033
Harvey Chapman26231.00
Dick Rindfuss45614.0023

Punt returns

PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Jack Clancy1010510.5015
Dick Rindfuss11968.704
Richard Wells4256.30

Points scored

PlayerTouchdownsField goalsExtra pointsPoints scored
Mel Anthony50030
John Henderson40024
Dick Rindfuss30018

Players

Starters

The starting lineup of the 1963 football team was made up of the following players:[3]

  • Mel Anthony - started 3 games at fullback
  • Tom Cecchini - started 4 games at center
  • Jack Clancy - started 9 games at left halfback
  • Jim Conley - started 7 games at left end
  • Chuck Dehlin - started 2 games at fullback
  • Richard Hahn - started 6 games at right guard
  • John Henderson - started 3 games at right end
  • John Houtman - started 1 game at right tackle
  • Tom Keating - started 9 games at left tackle
  • Craig Kirby - started 2 games at left end
  • Bill Laskey - started 6 games at right end
  • John Marcum - started 3 games at right guard
  • Joe O'Donnell - started 9 games at left guard
  • Brian Patchen - started 5 games at center
  • Dick Rindfuss - started 9 games at right halfback
  • Wayne Sparkman - started 4 games at fullback
  • Bob Timberlake - started 9 games at quarterback
  • Bill Yearby - started 8 games at right tackle

Other letter winners

Other players who received varsity letters for their participation on the 1963 football team are:[12]

  • Dennis Alix, quarterback
  • Robert Chandler, quarterback
  • Harvey Chapman, Jr., halback
  • William Dodd, halfback
  • Forest Evashevski, Jr., quarterback
  • Ben Farabee, end
  • James Green, center
  • Jeffrey Hoyne, end
  • David Kovacevich, guard
  • David Kurtz, guard
  • Gerald Mader, tackle
  • Thomas Pritchard, quarterback
  • Richard Ries, guard
  • John Rowser, halfback
  • Charles Ruzicka, tackle
  • Stephen Smith, end
  • Richard Szymanski, center
  • Richard Wells, halfback
  • Paul Woodward, guard

Awards and honors

  • Captain: Joe O'Donnell[3]
  • All-Big Ten: Tom Keating, Joe O'Donnell[3][4][5]
  • Most Valuable Player: Tom Keating[3]
  • Meyer Morton Award: Tom Keating[3]
  • John Maulbetsch Award: Rick Sygar[3]

Coaching staff

References

  1. 1 2 "1963 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Lyall Smith (November 10, 1963). "Michigan KOs Illinois, 14 to 8". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "1963 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Reilly Selected for Big Ten First Team" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1983. p. 4.
  5. 1 2 Ed Sainsbury (November 29, 1963). "Butkus, Eller Near Unanimous Choices for Big Ten All Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). p. 9.
  6. 1 2 "1963 Michigan Wolverines Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ Bob Pille (September 29, 1963). "M Bowls Over SMU". Detroit Free Press. p. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Bob Pille (October 13, 1963). "Wolverines, MSU Tie One On, 7-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Lyall Smith (November 10, 1963). "Michigan KOs Illinois, 14 to 8". Detroit Free Press. p. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Jack Berry (December 1, 1963). "Buckeye Rally Trips M, 14-10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". Mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved November 5, 2017. (statistics retrieved by entering "1963" in the box for "Games & Totals by Season" and then, at the next screen, choosing "Display Season Totals")
  12. ↑ "Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Football Rosters (1963)". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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