1963 NCAA College Division football season

The 1963 NCAA College Division football season was played by American football teams representing 299 colleges and universities recognized the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as minor programs. The remaining 120 colleges and universities that were NCAA members and fielded football teams competed in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.[1]

1963 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)Northern Illinois (AP)
Delaware (UPI)
Prairie View A&M (black)
College Division football seasons

Conference standings
1963 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Idaho State $ 3 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Montana State 2 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Weber State 1 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Montana 0 –3 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Idaho was an independent in football and played
    only one Big Sky opponent, Idaho State.
1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 UPI San Diego State 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Los Angeles State $ 3 –1 –0  7 –1 –0
Long Beach State 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Fresno State 2 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal Poly 1 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
Valley State 0 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll
1963 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Omaha $ 4 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Pittsburg State 2 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
Washburn * 2 –2 –0  3 –6 –0
Fort Hays State 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –1
Emporia State 0 –3 –1  2 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * — Washburn forfeited two non-conference wins
1963 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Humboldt State + 3 –1 –1  6 –1 –2
San Francisco State + 3 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
UC Davis + 3 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Sacramento State 2 –2 –1  6 –2 –1
Nevada 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Chico State 0 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll
1963 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
McNeese State $ 5 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 3 –2 –0  4 –4 –1
Northwestern State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Hoosier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Taylor $ 4 –0 –1  5 –2 –1
Franklin (IN) 3 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Manchester (IN) 3 –2 –0  4 –4 –0
Anderson (IN) 2 –2 –1  2 –5 –1
Indiana Central 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Hanover 0 –5 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Butler $ 6 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Ball State 4 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
DePauw 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Valparaiso 3 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –0  4 –4 –0
Evansville 2 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern Illinois $ 4 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Western Illinois 3 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Central Michigan 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –1
Eastern Illinois 1 –3 –0  2 –7 –0
Illinois State 0 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Luther $ 8 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
Central (IA) 6 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
Upper Iowa 5 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Simpson 5 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Dubuque 3 –4 –1  3 –4 –1
Buena Vista 3 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Wartburg 3 –5 –0  3 –5 –0
Iowa Wesleyan 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
William Penn 0 –8 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
East Texas State 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
Stephen F. Austin 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Texas A&I 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –3 –1  4 –3 –1
Howard Payne 1 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Sul Ross 0 –5 –1  1 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Ohio $ 5 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Miami 4 –1 –1  5 –3 –2
Bowling Green 4 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Marshall 3 –2 –1  5 –4 –1
Western Michigan 2 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
Kent State 1 –5 –0  3 –5 –1
Toledo 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Ashland $ 3 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Bluffton 2 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Defiance 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
Wilmington (OH) 1 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
No. 2 Delaware x 4 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
Bucknell 3 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Gettysburg 2 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Temple 1 –2 –0  5 –3 –1
Lehigh 1 –3 –0  1 –8 –0
Lafayette 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
College–Northern
Upsala x 4 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Wagner 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Albright 2 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Moravian 2 –4 –0  2 –4 –0
Wilkes 2 –5 –0  3 –5 –0
Lycoming 1 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
Juniata* 3 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Susquehanna* 2 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Hofstra* 0 –0 –0  3 –6 –0
College–Southern
Western Maryland x 4 –0 –0  6 –1 –1
Muhlenberg 4 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Dickinson 5 –2 –0  5 –2 –0
Swarthmore 4 –2 –0  4 –3 –0
Drexel 3 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Lebanon Valley 4 –3 –0  4 –3 –0
Pennsylvania Military 3 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Ursinus 2 –4 –1  2 –4 –1
Haverford 2 –4 –0  2 –5 –0
Franklin & Marshall 1 –4 –0  1 –6 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –4 –1  0 –6 –1
West Chester* 0 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll
1963 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Western Kentucky $ 7 –0 –0  10 –0 –1
Middle Tennessee State 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
East Tennessee State 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Tennessee Tech 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Murray State 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Morehead State 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Eastern Kentucky 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Austin Peay 0 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division UPI Poll
1963 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
John Carroll $ 6 –0 –0  7 –0 –0
Washington & Jefferson 4 –2 –0  5 –2 –0
Thiel 4 –2 –1  4 –2 –1
Wayne State (MI) 3 –3 –0  3 –4 –0
Allegheny 2 –3 –0  4 –3 –0
Bethany (WV) 2 –5 –0  2 –5 –0
Case Tech 2 –5 –0  2 –5 –0
Western Reserve 1 –4 –1  1 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western State $ 4 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Adams State 3 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Colorado Mines 1 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Colorado College 0 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Prairie View A&M $^ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Southern 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Grambling 3 –3 –1  5 –3 –1
Arkansas AM&N 3 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
Jackson State 2 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Wiley 2 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Alcorn A&M 0 –7 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from College Division poll
1963 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UMass $ 5 –0 –0  8 –0 –1
Maine 3 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Rhode Island 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Vermont 2 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Connecticut 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
New Hampshire 1 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1963 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
East Carolina   –    9 –1 –0
Abilene Christian   –    8 –1 –0
Northeastern   –    8 –1 –0
Santa Clara   –    6 –3 –0
Lamar Tech   –    5 –4 –0
Drake   –    4 –4 –0
Hawaii   –    5 –5 –0
Northern Michigan   –    4 –4 –1
Wabash   –    4 –4 –1
Tampa   –    4 –5 –1
Southern Illinois   –    4 –5 –0
UC Riverside   –    4 –5 –0
UC Santa Barbara   –    4 –5 –0
Chattanooga   –    4 –6 –0
La Verne   –    3 –5 –0
Eastern Michigan   –    2 –6 –0
Cal Poly Pomona   –    2 –7 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    1 –6 –0

Rankings
Main article: 1963 NCAA College Division football rankings

Small college poll

In 1963, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls, and selected different number one teams. UPI's panel of coaches selected Delaware, who had a record of 8–0 and had outscored their opponents 290–76 while winning all their games by at least 9 points.[2] The AP's panel of sportswriters selected Northern Illinois, who finished the regular season at 9–0 including three shutouts.[3] The Huskies went on to defeat Southwest Missouri State in the Mineral Water Bowl, 21–14.

After the season ended, the NCAA announced plans to play "four postseason regional games" in 1964.[4] These were played from 1964 through 1972.[5] However, not until 1973, when the NCAA College Division was reorganized as NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III, did these postseason games to determine a national champion.

References
  1. "Next year's NCAA program includes two new events". Redlands Daily Facts. August 14, 1963. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/delaware/1960-1964_yearly_results.php
  3. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_illinois/1960-1964_yearly_results.php
  4. Snider, Steve (January 8, 1964). "NCAA Holds Upper Hand". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. UPI. Retrieved February 28, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "Regional Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. 2012. p. 3. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  6. AP (November 29, 1963). "Jacks Sixth In Final AP College Poll". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Retrieved February 28, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  7. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/massachusetts/1960-1964_yearly_results.php
  8. UPI (December 4, 1963). "UPI Coaches Board Names Delaware Poll Champion". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. Retrieved February 28, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  9. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/florida_a&m/1960-1964_yearly_results.php
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