1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big Eight champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 13-7 vs. #5 Auburn
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#6
1963 record	10-1-0 (7-0-0 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (2nd year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1963 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21		South Dakota State*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 58-7	34,493
September 28		at Minnesota*		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota		W 14-7	60,711
October 5		Iowa State		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 21-7	37,640
October 12		Air Force*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		L 13-17	38,067
October 19		at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 28-6	14,920
October 26		Colorado		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 41-6	37,630
November 2		at Missouri		Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri		W 13-12	52,877
November 9		Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 23-9	39,844
November 16		at Oklahoma State	#10	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 20-16	20,078
November 23		#6 Oklahoma	#10	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 29-20	38,362
January 1		vs. #5 Auburn*	#6	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl)	ABC	W 13-7	72,647
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Roster

Coaching staff

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Game notes

South Dakota State

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Minnesota

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Iowa State

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Air Force

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Kansas State

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Colorado

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Missouri

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Kansas

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Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma

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Auburn

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After the season

Awards

• All American: Robert Brown
• National Lineman of the Year: Bob Brown
• All Big 8: Bob Brown, Dennis Claridge, Lloyd Voss
• Big 8 Player of the Year: Dennis Claridge

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Future professional players

• Robert Brown, 1964 2nd-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles
• James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of the St Louis Cardinals
• Dennis Claridge, 1963 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
• Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the Cleveland Browns
• Rudy Johnson, 1964 5th-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers
• Robert Jones, 1964 18th-round pick of the Washington Redskins
• Monte Kiffin, 1964 15th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
• Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
• John Kirby, 1964 5th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
• Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts
• Preston Love, 1965 19th-round pick of the Detroit Lions
• Kent McCloughan, 1965 3rd-round pick of the Washington Redskins
• Willie Ross, 1964 9th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
• David Theisen, 1963 11th-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams
• Lloyd Voss, 1964 1st-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
• Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of the New York Giants

References