1963 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record6–2–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPSherman Lewis
CaptainSherman Lewis, Dan Underwood
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 10th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 6–2–1 overall record 4–1–1 against Big Ten opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #9 in the final AP Poll.[1][2]

Two Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Halfback Sherman Lewis received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI), and end Dan Underwood received first-team honors from the AP.[3][4] Lewis was also a consensus first-team All-American.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28North Carolina*
W 31–060,832[6]
October 4at No. 8 USC*
L 10–1359,137
October 12at Michigan
T 7–7101,450[7][8]
October 19Indiana
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
W 20–352,297
October 26at No. 9 Northwestern
W 15–751,013
November 2No. 8 Wisconsindagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 30–1371,033
November 9at PurdueNo. 9
W 23–045,137
November 16Notre Dame*No. 4
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
W 12–770,128
November 28No. 8 IllinoisNo. 4
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 0–1374,342
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "1963 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Reilly Selected for Big Ten First Team" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1983. p. 4.
  4. ^ Ed Sainsbury (November 29, 1963). "Butkus, Eller Near Unanimous Choices for Big Ten All Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). p. 9.
  5. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "Spartans overpower North Carolina". Lansing State Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bob Pille (October 13, 1963). "Wolverines, MSU Tie One On, 7-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Mike Block; Dave Good (October 13, 1964). "Wolverines, Spartans Fight to 7-7 Standoff". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 5 – via Bentley Historical Library.


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