1963 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1963 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. Iowa's game against Notre Dame was canceled on November 23, 1963,[1] following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy one day earlier.

1963 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1963 record	3–3–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Burns (3rd season)
MVP	Mike Reilly
Captain	2 Paul Krause Wally Hilgenberg
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium

1963 Big Ten 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	Washington State*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	T 14–14
October 5	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle	W 17–7
October 12	Indiana	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	W 37–26
October 19	No. 2 Wisconsin	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	L 7–10
October 26	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	L 0–14
November 2	at No. 9 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	L 3–7
November 9	Minnesota	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale)	W 27–13
November 16	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan	T 21–21
November 23	Notre Dame*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1963 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR   Cloyd Webb Sr OL 67 Wally Hilgenberg Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 16 Paul Krause Sr LB 61 Mike Reilly Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jerry Burns Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Washington State

Washington

Indiana

Wisconsin

Purdue

Ohio State

Minnesota

Michigan

Players in the 1964 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club	Ref
Paul Krause	Safety	2	18	Washington Redskins	[3]
Mike Reilly	Linebacker	4	47	Chicago Bears	[3]
Wally Hilgenberg	Guard	4	48	Detroit Lions	[3]
Bob Sherman	Halfback	12	163	Pittsburgh Steelers	[3]
Cloyd Webb	Linebacker	13	182	Chicago Bears	[3]
Constantinos Kasapis	Tackle	17	238	Chicago Bears	[3]

References

1. "Iowa-Notre Dame Tilt Cancelled" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 23, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
2. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/iowa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012IAFootballMediaGuide.pdf
3. "1964 NFL Draft". Sports Reference.