1963 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1963 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–4 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Jim Purnell |
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| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1963 Big Ten season. In their eighth year under head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 150 to 124.[1][2]
The Badgers gained an average of 156.6 passing yards and 163.8 rushing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 99.6 passing yards and 163.4 rushing yards per game.[3] The team's individual statistical leaders included: quarterback Hal Brandt (1,006 passing yards); halfback Lou Holland (511 rushing yards); and halfback Rick Reichardt (26 receptions for 383 yards).[3]
Linebacker Jim Purnell was selected as the team's most valuable player.[4] Ken Bowman and Andy Wojdula were the team captains.[5] Five Wisconsin players received first- or second-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press International (UPI) on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Holland at halfback (AP-1, UPI-2); Roger Pillath (AP-2, UPI-2); Jimmy Jones at end (UPI-2); Ken Bowman at center (UPI-2); and Reichardt at halfback (UPI-3).[6][7]
The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | Western Michigan* | No. 7 | W 41–0 | 48,574 | |
| September 28 | at Notre Dame* | No. 6 | W 14–9 | 56,806 | |
| October 12 | Purdue | No. 5 |
| W 38–20 | 61,415 |
| October 19 | at Iowa | No. 2 | W 10–7 | 59,700 | |
| October 26 | Ohio State | No. 2 |
| L 10–13 | 65,913 |
| November 2 | at Michigan State | No. 8 | L 13–30 | 71,033 | |
| November 9 | Northwestern |
| W 17–14 | 65,388 | |
| November 16 | No. 8 Illinois |
| L 7–17 | 65,418 | |
| November 28 | at Minnesota | L 0–14 | 55,271 | ||
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1964 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Roger Pillath | Tackle | 3 | 39 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Jimmy Jones | End | 6 | 84 | Chicago Bears |
| Bob Johnson | End | 8 | 108 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Ken Bowman | Center | 8 | 111 | Green Bay Packers |
References
- ^ "1963 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Footbal. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book". University of Wisconsin. p. 184. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ a b "1963 Wisconsin Badgers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 140.
- ^ Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 145.
- ^ "Reilly Selected for Big Ten First Team" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1983. p. 4.
- ^ Ed Sainsbury (November 29, 1963). "Butkus, Eller Near Unanimous Choices for Big Ten All Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). p. 9.
- ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ "1964 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.