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)
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Conference standings

1963 Big Sky Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Carolina College $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Morgan State 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 North Carolina A&T 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Johnson C. Smith 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Virginia Union 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 St. Augustine's 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Virginia State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Saint Paul's (VA) 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Winston-Salem State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Norfolk State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Maryland State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Elizabeth City State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Hampton 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Shaw 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Howard 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Fayetteville State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Delaware State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Livingstone 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1963 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Sewanee $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Washington and Lee 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Washington University 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Centre 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Southwestern (TN) 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1963 College Conference of Illinois football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Carthage $ 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Augustana (IL) 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Millikin 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Carroll (WI) 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 North Central (IL) 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 North Park 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1963 Far Western Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 Normal 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 Iowa Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western Maryland $ 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Hampden–Sydney 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Bridgewater 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Randolph–Macon 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 6 – 1 Gallaudet 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Kalamazoo + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Hope + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Albion 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Adrian 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Alma 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Olivet 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Albion forfeited a win over Adrian.
1963 Mid-American Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ohio $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Miami (OH) 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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll
1963 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Saint John's (MN) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Concordia (MN) 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Augsburg 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Hamline 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Gustavus Adolphus 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Macalester 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant	1963 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T SW Missouri State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 NE Missouri State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 SE Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Missouri–Rolla 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 NW Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Central Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1963 North Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T South Dakota State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 North Dakota 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 State College of Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 North Dakota State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Augustana (SD) 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Morningside 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 South Dakota 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1963 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Wittenberg $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1 Denison 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Oberlin 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Muskingum 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Akron 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Otterbein 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Baldwin–Wallace 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Marietta 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Hiram 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Kenyon 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Capital 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Heidelberg 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Mount Union 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Wooster 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Ohio Wesleyan 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1963 Ohio Valley Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Western Kentucky $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1 Middle Tennessee 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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western State (CO) $ 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 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Whittier + 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Occidental + 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Pomona 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Redlands 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   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
1963 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Waynesburg + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Westminster (PA) + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 Geneva 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Grove City 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Waynesburg and Westminster (PA) tied for the conference title based on two points per victory.	1963 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eau Claire State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Stevens Point State 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Whitewater State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Superior State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Platteville State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 River Falls State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Stout State 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Milwaukee 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Oshkosh State 0 – 5 – 2 0 – 5 – 2 La Crosse State 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1963 Yankee Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Carolina   –   9 – 1 – 0 Abilene Christian   –   8 – 1 – 0 Northeastern   –   8 – 1 – 0 Wheaton (IL)   –   8 – 1 – 0 Mississippi Vocational   –   6 – 3 – 0 Santa Clara   –   6 – 3 – 0 Arizona State–Flagstaff   –   5 – 3 – 1 Howard (AL)   –   5 – 3 – 1 Cortland   –   4 – 3 – 0 Lamar Tech   –   5 – 4 – 0 Parsons   –   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 Lake Forest   –   2 – 4 – 1 Hardin–Simmons   –   2 – 6 – 1 Arkansas State   –   2 – 6 – 0 Eastern Michigan   –   2 – 6 – 0 Rose Poly   –   2 – 6 – 0 Union (NY)   –   2 – 6 – 0 Cal Poly Pomona   –   2 – 7 – 0 Trinity (TX)   –   1 – 6 – 1 Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 6 – 0 Arlington State   –   1 – 8 – 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.

Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 29^[6] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 Northern Illinois 9–0  3 63 2 Delaware 8–0 3 53 3 Wittenberg 8–0–1 38 4 UMass 7–0–1^note1 37 5 Saint John's (MN) 8–0  35 6 South Dakota State 9–1 33 7 Florida A&M 7–1  24 8 Abilene Christian 7–1 18 9 Southwest Texas State 10–0 1 10 10 McNeese State 8–0 9  Denotes team played a game after UPI poll, hence record differs in AP poll ^note1 UMass was actually 8–0–1 when the poll was taken.^[7]

United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on December 4^[8] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 Delaware 8–0 18 309 2 Northern Illinois 10–0 8 286 3 UMass 8–0–1 1 160 4 Saint John's (MN) 9–0 1 158 5 Wittenberg 8–0–1 153 6 Florida A&M 8–2^note2 1 141 7 San Diego State 7–2 1 101 8 Western Kentucky 8–0–1 2 78 9 Northeastern State 10–0 57 10 Southwest Missouri State 9–1 55 ^note2 Florida A&M actually 7–2 when the poll was taken.^[9]

See also

• 1963 NCAA University Division football season
• 1963 NAIA football season

References

1. "Next year's NCAA program includes two new events". Redlands Daily Facts. August 14, 1963. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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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. . Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
8. UPI (December 4, 1963). "UPI Coaches Board Names Delaware Poll Champion". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. Retrieved February 28, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
9. . Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2021-12-16.