1963 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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]
| 1963 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (4–3 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Ron DiGravio |
| Captain | Henry Dudgeon, Bob Lake |
| Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notable players from the 1963 Purdue football team included quarterback Ron DiGravio and end Bob Hadrick.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | at Miami (FL)* | L 0–3 | 46,823 | ||
| October 5 | Notre Dame* | W 7–6 | 51,723 | ||
| October 12 | at No. 5 Wisconsin | L 20–38 | 61,415 | ||
| October 19 | at Michigan | W 23–12 | 45,557 | [3][4] | |
| October 26 | Iowa |
| W 14–0 | 47,951 | |
| November 2 | at No. 2 Illinois | L 21–41 | 61,796 | ||
| November 9 | No. 9 Michigan State |
| L 0–23 | 45,137 | |
| November 16 | Minnesota |
| W 13–11 | 38,924 | |
| November 30 | at Indiana | W 21–15 | 33,987 | ||
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References
- "Purdue Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- "1963 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- Joe Falls (October 20, 1963). "Purdue Puts 23-12 Show: M Gets TV Lumps Again". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- Dave Good; Mike Block (October 20, 1963). "Purdue Rolls Over Michigan, 23-12". The Michigan Daily. p. 1 – via Bentley Historical Library.
- "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 87. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
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