# 1963 NCAA College Division football season

The 1963 NCAA College Division football season was played by American football teams representing 299 colleges and universities recognized the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as minor programs. The remaining 120 colleges and universities that were NCAA members and fielded football teams competed in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.

## Conference standings

1963 Big Sky Conference football standings :
| 1963 Big Sky Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Idaho State $ 3 –0 –05 –3 –0 Montana State 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Weber State 1 –2 –06 –3 –0 Montana 0 –3 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference championIdaho was an independent in football and played only one Big Sky opponent, Idaho State. | 1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 San Diego State $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Los Angeles State $ 3 –1 –07 –1 –0 Long Beach State 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Fresno State 2 –2 –04 –6 –0 Cal Poly 1 –4 –02 –8 –0 Valley State 0 –3 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from UPI small college poll | 1963 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 North Carolina College $ 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 No. 14 Morgan State 8 –1 –08 –1 –0 North Carolina A&T 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Johnson C. Smith 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Virginia Union 7 –2 –07 –2 –0 St. Augustine's 4 –2 –14 –3 –1 Virginia State 4 –4 –04 –4 –1 Saint Paul's (VA) 4 –3 –04 –3 –1 Winston-Salem State 3 –3 –14 –3 –1 Norfolk State 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Maryland State 3 –4 –04 –4 –0 Elizabeth City State 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Hampton 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Shaw 2 –6 –02 –8 –0 Howard 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Fayetteville State 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Delaware State 1 –5 –02 –5 –1 Livingstone 0 –7 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1963 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Omaha $ 4 –0 –07 –2 –0 Pittsburg State 2 –1 –15 –3 –1 Washburn * 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Fort Hays State 1 –3 –02 –6 –1 Emporia State 0 –3 –12 –5 –2 $ – Conference champion * — Washburn forfeited two non-conference wins | 1963 College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Sewanee $ 4 –0 –08 –0 –0 Washington and Lee 2 –1 –05 –3 –0 Washington University 1 –1 –06 –2 –1 Centre 1 –2 –03 –5 –0 Southwestern (TN) 0 –4 –02 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1963 College Conference of Illinois football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Carthage $ 4 –1 –16 –1 –1 Augustana (IL) 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Millikin 3 –2 –14 –3 –1 Carroll (WI) 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 North Central (IL) 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 North Park 0 –6 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1963 Far Western Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Humboldt State + 3 –1 –16 –1 –2 San Francisco State + 3 –1 –16 –2 –1 UC Davis + 3 –1 –16 –2 –1 Sacramento State 2 –2 –16 –2 –1 Nevada 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Chico State 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1963 Great Plains College Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Nebraska Wesleyan $ 3 –0 –07 –2 –0 Hastings 2 –1 –05 –3 –1 Colorado College 1 –2 –04 –6 –0 Doane 0 –3 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1963 Gulf States Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T McNeese State $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0 Louisiana Tech 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Southeastern Louisiana 3 –2 –04 –4 –1 Northwestern State 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 Southwestern Louisiana 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –04 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1963 Hoosier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Taylor $ 4 –0 –15 –2 –1 Franklin (IN) 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Manchester (IN) 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Anderson (IN) 2 –2 –12 –5 –1 Indiana Central 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Hanover 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1963 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Butler $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 Ball State 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 DePauw 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Valparaiso 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 Indiana State 2 –4 –04 –4 –0 Evansville 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1963 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Northern Illinois $ 4 –0 –010 –0 –0 Western Illinois 3 –1 –06 –3 –0 Central Michigan 2 –2 –04 –5 –1 Eastern Illinois 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 Illinois State Normal 0 –4 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1963 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Luther $ 8 –0 –09 –0 –0 Central (IA) 6 –1 –17 –1 –1 Upper Iowa 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Simpson (IA) 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Dubuque 3 –4 –13 –4 –1 Buena Vista 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Wartburg 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Iowa Wesleyan 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 William Penn 0 –8 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1963 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 Southwest Texas State $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0 East Texas State 4 –2 –07 –2 –1 Stephen F. Austin 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Texas A&I 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Sam Houston State 2 –3 –14 –3 –1 Howard Payne 1 –5 –03 –7 –0 Sul Ross 0 –5 –11 –7 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1963 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western Maryland $ 2 –0 –16 –1 –1 Hampden–Sydney 2 –1 –06 –2 –0 Bridgewater 2 –1 –12 –4 –1 Randolph–Macon 1 –3 –03 –6 –0 Johns Hopkins 0 –1 –00 –6 –1 Gallaudet 0 –1 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1963 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Kalamazoo + 4 –1 –06 –2 –0 Hope + 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 Albion 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Adrian 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Alma 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Olivet 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsAlbion forfeited a win over Adrian. | 1963 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Ashland $ 3 –0 –09 –1 –0 Bluffton 2 –1 –07 –2 –0 Defiance 1 –3 –02 –6 –0 Wilmington (OH) 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1963 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T University Division No. 2 Delaware x 4 –0 –08 –0 –0 Bucknell 3 –1 –06 –3 –0 Gettysburg 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Temple 1 –2 –05 –3 –1 Lehigh 1 –3 –01 –8 –0 Lafayette 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Northern College Division Upsala x 4 –1 –06 –2 –0 Wagner 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Albright 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Moravian 2 –4 –02 –4 –0 Wilkes 2 –5 –03 –5 –0 Lycoming 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Juniata * 3 –1 –05 –3 –0 Susquehanna * 2 –1 –08 –1 –0 Hofstra * 0 –0 –03 –6 –0 Southern College Division Western Maryland x 4 –0 –06 –1 –1 Muhlenberg 4 –1 –05 –3 –0 Dickinson 5 –2 –05 –2 –0 Swarthmore 4 –2 –04 –3 –0 Drexel 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Lebanon Valley 4 –3 –04 –3 –0 Pennsylvania Military 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Ursinus 2 –4 –12 –4 –1 Haverford 2 –4 –02 –5 –0 Franklin & Marshall 1 –4 –01 –6 –0 Johns Hopkins 0 –4 –10 –6 –1 West Chester * 0 –0 –07 –1 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1963 Midwest Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 11 Tennessee A&I $ 3 –0 –06 –3 –0 Lincoln (MO) 2 –1 –05 –5 –0 Kentucky State 1 –2 –05 –4 –0 Central State (OH) 0 –3 –04 –5 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from Pittsburgh Courier | 1963 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Ripon $ 8 –0 –08 –0 –0 Carleton 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Cornell (IA) 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Grinnell 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Beloit 3 –3 –23 –3 –2 Coe 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 St. Olaf 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Lawrence 3 –4 –13 –4 –1 Knox 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 Monmouth (IL) 0 –8 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1963 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Saint John's (MN) $^ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0 Concordia (MN) 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Augsburg 4 –3 –04 –3 –1 Hamline 3 –4 –04 –4 –1 Gustavus Adolphus 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Minnesota–Duluth 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Macalester 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1963 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T SW Missouri State $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0 NE Missouri State 4 –1 –07 –3 –0 SE Missouri State 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 Missouri–Rolla 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 NW Missouri State 1 –4 –03 –5 –1 Central Missouri State 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1963 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T South Dakota State $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 North Dakota 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 State College of Iowa 4 –2 –05 –3 –1 North Dakota State 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 Augustana (SD) 2 –4 –02 –8 –0 Morningside 1 –5 –03 –5 –0 South Dakota 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1963 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Michigan Tech $ 4 –1 –06 –2 –0 Bemidji State 3 –1 –16 –1 –1 St. Cloud State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Mankato State 3 –2 –04 –4 –1 Moorhead State 1 –3 –14 –4 –1 Winona State 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1963 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Wittenberg $ 6 –0 –18 –0 –1 Denison 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Oberlin 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Muskingum 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 Akron 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Otterbein 4 –2 –15 –3 –1 Baldwin–Wallace 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Marietta 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Hiram 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Kenyon 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Capital 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Heidelberg 1 –5 –11 –7 –1 Mount Union 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Wooster 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 0 –5 –12 –6 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from AP small college poll | 1963 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 Western Kentucky $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –1 Middle Tennessee 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 East Tennessee State 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Tennessee Tech 3 –4 –06 –4 –0 Murray State 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Morehead State 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Eastern Kentucky 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Austin Peay 0 –7 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from UPI small college poll | 1963 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division West Chester xy$ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 East Stroudsburg 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Millersville 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Mansfield 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Bloomsburg 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Kutztown 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Cheyney 0 –6 –01 –6 –0 West Division Slippery Rock xy 6 –0 –06 –3 –1 No. 19 Indiana (PA) 5 –1 –07 –1 –1 California (PA) 4 –2 –05 –2 –0 Shippensburg 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 Clarion 2 –4 –04 –4 –0 Edinboro 1 –5 –02 –6 –0 Lock Haven 0 –6 –02 –6 –0 Championship: West Chester 36, Slippery Rock 7 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1963 Prairie College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Principia $ 2 –0 –06 –2 –1 Illinois College 1 –1 –04 –3 –0 Rose Poly 0 –2 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1963 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T John Carroll $ 6 –0 –07 –0 –0 Washington & Jefferson 4 –2 –05 –2 –0 Thiel 4 –2 –14 –2 –1 Wayne State (MI) 3 –3 –03 –4 –0 Allegheny 2 –3 –04 –3 –0 Bethany (WV) 2 –5 –02 –5 –0 Case Tech 2 –5 –02 –5 –0 Western Reserve 1 –4 –11 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1963 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western State (CO) $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Adams State 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 Colorado State–Greeley 2 –2 –04 –5 –0 Colorado Mines 1 –3 –06 –3 –0 Colorado College 0 –4 –04 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1963 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Whittier + 2 –1 –06 –2 –1 Occidental + 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Pomona 1 –2 –05 –3 –1 Redlands 1 –2 –04 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0 Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Grambling 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Arkansas AM&N 3 –3 –15 –4 –1 Jackson State 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Wiley 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Alcorn A&M 0 –7 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1963 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Hampden–Sydney $ 2 –0 –06 –3 –0 Bridgewater 1 –1 –02 –4 –1 Emory and Henry 0 –0 –08 –2 –1 Randolph–Macon 0 –2 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1963 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 13 Eau Claire State $ 6 –0 –07 –0 –0 Stevens Point State 6 –1 –06 –2 –0 Whitewater State 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Superior State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Platteville State 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 River Falls State 3 –3 –14 –3 –2 Stout State 2 –4 –12 –5 –1 Milwaukee 1 –4 –11 –6 –1 Oshkosh State 0 –5 –20 –5 –2 La Crosse State 0 –6 –10 –8 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1963 Yankee Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T UMass $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –1 Maine 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Rhode Island 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Vermont 2 –2 –06 –2 –0 Connecticut 1 –3 –02 –6 –0 New Hampshire 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1963 NCAA College Division independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW 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 |

## Rankings
### Small college poll

In 1963, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls, and selected different number one teams. UPI's panel of coaches selected Delaware, who had a record of 8–0 and had outscored their opponents 290–76 while winning all their games by at least 9 points. The AP's panel of sportswriters selected Northern Illinois, who finished the regular season at 9–0 including three shutouts. The Huskies went on to defeat Southwest Missouri State in the Mineral Water Bowl, 21–14.
After the season ended, the NCAA announced plans to play "four postseason regional games" in 1964. These were played from 1964 through 1972. However, not until 1973, when the NCAA College Division was reorganized as NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III, did these postseason games to determine a national champion.
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 9–0† | 3 | 63 |
| 2 | Delaware | 8–0 | 3 | 53 |
| 3 | Wittenberg | 8–0–1 | | 38 |
| 4 | UMass | 7–0–1 | | 37 |
| 5 | Saint John's (MN) | 8–0† | | 35 |
| 6 | South Dakota State | 9–1 | | 33 |
| 7 | Florida A&M | 7–1† | | 24 |
| 8 | Abilene Christian | 7–1 | | 18 |
| 9 | Southwest Texas State | 10–0 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | McNeese State | 8–0 | | 9 |
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | Delaware | 8–0 | 18 | 309 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 10–0 | 8 | 286 |
| 3 | UMass | 8–0–1 | 1 | 160 |
| 4 | Saint John's (MN) | 9–0 | 1 | 158 |
| 5 | Wittenberg | 8–0–1 | | 153 |
| 6 | Florida A&M | 8–2 | 1 | 141 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 7–2 | 1 | 101 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 8–0–1 | 2 | 78 |
| 9 | Northeastern State | 10–0 | | 57 |
| 10 | Southwest Missouri State | 9–1 | | 55 |