1963 Northeastern Huskies football
Eastern Bowl, L 6–27 vs. East Carolina
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Davis
Home stadiumKent Street Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina   –   9 – 1 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   8 – 1 – 0
Northeastern   –   8 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Vocational   –   6 – 3 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 3 – 0
St. Norbert   –   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
Southern Connecticut State   –   4 – 4 – 0
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
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

The 1963 Northeastern Huskies football team represented Northeastern University during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. It was the program's 28th season and they finished with an overall record of 8–1.[1][2] After an undefeated regular season in which Northeastern went 8–0 and outscored their opponents 237 to 42, they were invited to their first (and program's only) bowl game – the Eastern Bowl, played in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where the Huskies lost to East Carolina 27–6.[2] Their head coach was Joe Zabilski and their captain was All-American Joe Davis.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Rhode Island
W 28–136,500
September 28Bridgeport
  • Kent Street Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 20–94,780
October 5Bates
  • Kent Street Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 41–66,115
October 12at American InternationalSpringfield, MAW 35–82,500
October 19Springfield
  • Kent Street Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 14–08,649
October 26at New Hampshire
W 26–07,200–7,250[3]
November 2at Merchant Marine
W 39–62,500
November 9Tufts
  • Kent Street Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 34–05,330
December 14vs. East Carolina
L 6–272,800[4]

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References

  1. ^ "1963 Northeastern Huskies football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Annual Results: 1963". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "East Carolina smacks Northeastern". The Morning Call. December 15, 1963. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.


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