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1963 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRon DiGravio
CaptainHenry Dudgeon, Bob Lake
Home stadiumRoss–Ade 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 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]

Notable players from the 1963 Purdue football team included quarterback Ron DiGravio and end Bob Hadrick.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Miami (FL)*
L 0–346,823
October 5Notre Dame*
W 7–651,723
October 12at No. 5 Wisconsin
L 20–3861,415
October 19at Michigan
W 23–1245,557[3][4]
October 26Iowadagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–047,951
November 2at No. 2 Illinois
L 21–4161,796
November 9No. 9 Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–2345,137
November 16Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 13–1138,924
November 30at Indiana
W 21–1533,987
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1963 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Joe Falls (October 20, 1963). "Purdue Puts 23-12 Show: M Gets TV Lumps Again". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dave Good; Mike Block (October 20, 1963). "Purdue Rolls Over Michigan, 23-12". The Michigan Daily. p. 1 – via Bentley Historical Library.
  5. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 87. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
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