1963 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1963 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1963 record 5–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Jack Mollenkopf (8th season)
MVP Ron DiGravio
Home stadium Ross–Ade 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 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–4 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–3 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 149 to 119.[1][2]

Notable players from the 1963 Purdue football team included quarterback Ron DiGravio and end Bob Hadrick.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 28 at Miami (FL)* Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL L 0–3    
October 5 Notre Dame* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) W 7–6    
October 12 at No. 5 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 20–38    
October 19 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 23–12    
October 26 Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 14–0    
November 2 at No. 2 Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) L 21–41    
November 9 No. 9 Michigan State Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 0–23    
November 16 Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 13–11    
November 30 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) W 21–15    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. ↑ "Purdue Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1963 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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