1963 Michigan Wolverines football team

1963 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1963 record	3–4–2 (2–3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bump Elliott (5th year)
MVP	Tom Keating
Captain	Joe O'Donnell
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1963 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Illinois $	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
#10 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 Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1963 college football season. The team's head coach was Bump Elliott. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	SMU*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 27–16	63,659
October 5	No. 6/7 Navy*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 13–26	55,877
October 12	Michigan State	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	T 7–7	101,450
October 19	Purdue	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 12–23	45,557
October 26	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	L 0–6	62,107
November 2	Northwestern	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 27–6	51,088
November 9	at No. 2/2 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il (Rivalry)	W 14–8	55,810
November 16	Iowa	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	T 21–21	46,582
November 30	Ohio State	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	L 10–14	36,424
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Net yards	Yards per attempt	Touchdowns
Mel Anthony	103	394	3.8	5
Bob Timberlake	98	228	2.3	1
Dick Rindfuss	58	211	3.6	3

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD
Bob Timberlake	98	47	4	48.0	593	12.6	3
Bob Chandler	33	16	2	48.5	216	13.5	3
Forest Evashevski, Jr.	23	12	3	52.2	154	12.8	1

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
John Henderson	27	330	12.2	4	10
Craig Kirby	13	166	12.8	0	24
Jim Conley	6	114	19.0	1	33

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Jack Clancy	9	221	24.6	0	33
Harvey Chapman	2	62	31.0	0
Dick Rindfuss	4	56	14.0	0	23

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Jack Clancy	10	105	10.5	0	15
Dick Rindfuss	11	96	8.7	0	4
Richard Wells	4	25	6.3	0

Players

Mel Anthony - started 3 games at fullback
Thomas Cecchini - started 4 games at center
Jack Clancy - started 9 games at left halfback
Jim Conley - started 7 games at left end
Chuck Dehlin - started 2 games at fullback
Richard Hahn - started 6 games at right guard
John Henderson - started 3 games at right end
John Houtman - started 1 game at right tackle
Tom Keating - started 9 games at left tackle
Craig Kirby - started 2 games at left end
Bill Laskey - started 6 games at right end
John Marcum - started 3 games at right guard
Joe O'Donnell - started 9 games at left guard
Brian Patchen - started 5 games at center
Dick Rindfuss - started 9 games at right halfback
Wayne Sparkman - started 4 games at fullback
Bob Timberlake - started 9 games at quarterback
Bill Yearby - started 8 games at right tackle

Awards and honors

Captain: Joe O'Donnell
All-Conference: Tom Keating, Joe O'Donnell
Most Valuable Player: Tom Keating
Meyer Morton Award: Tom Keating
John Maulbetsch Award: Rick Sygar

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bump Elliott
Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Dennis Fitzgerald, Henry Fonde, Jack Fouts, Robert Hollway, Jack Nelson
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: Gustav Schulwitz

References

External links

1963 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Michigan Wolverines football

Venues	Washtenaw County Fairgrounds (1883–1892) Regents Field (1893–1905) Ferry Field (1906–1926) Michigan Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Minnesota (Little Brown Jug) Notre Dame Ohio State (The Ten Year War) Illinois

Culture & lore	Early years Yost era Kipke years Crisler years Oosterbaan years Elliott years Short punt The Ten Year War 1922 Vanderbilt game Snow Bowl 24–12 The Vote for the Rose Bowl Miracle at Michigan 2006 "Game of the Century" 2007 Appalachian State game Biff "The Victors" Marching band Michigan IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches Trainers Players All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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