# 1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1963 NCAA University Division 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 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota State* | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 58–7 | 34,493 |
| September 28 | 1:30 pm | at Minnesota* | | Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN (rivalry) | | W 14–7 | 60,711 |
| October 5 | 2:00 pm | Iowa State | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 21–7 | 37,640 |
| October 12 | 2:00 pm | Air Force* | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | L 13–17 | 38,067 |
| October 19 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas State | | Memorial StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | | W 28–6 | 14,920 |
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | Colorado | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 41–6 | 37,630 |
| November 2 | 1:30 pm | at Missouri | | Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO (rivalry) | | W 13–12 | 52,877 |
| November 9 | 2:00 pm | Kansas | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 23–9 | 39,844 |
| November 16 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | No. 10 | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | | W 20–16 | 20,078 |
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 10 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | | W 29–20 | 38,362 |
| January 1 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 5 Auburn* | No. 6 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) | ABC | W 13–7 | 72,647 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Coaching staff

| Name | Title | First year in this position | Years at Nebraska | Alma mater |
| Bob Devaney | Head Coach | 1962 | 1962–1972 | Alma |
| John Melton | | 1962 | 1962–1988 | Wyoming |
| Cletus Fischer | | 1960 | 1960–1985 | Nebraska |
| Mike Corgan | Running Backs | 1962 | 1962–1982 | Notre Dame |
| George Kelly | | 1961 | 1961–1968 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Ross | | 1962 | 1962–1976 | Eastern Michigan |
| Carl Selmer | Offensive Line | 1962 | 1962–1972 | Wyoming |

## Game summaries
### South Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Nebraska | 14 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 58 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Air Force | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colorado | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 41 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Missouri | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| • Nebraska | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #10 Nebraska | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| • #10 Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 29 |
This game was almost canceled due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before. But both schools eventually agreed to hold the game anyway. It was one of only 5 games across the country played that day.

### Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #6 Nebraska | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| #5 Auburn | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| Coaches | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6 |

## 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

## 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