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1963 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1963 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. In their tenth year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 117 to 95.[1]

1963 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPCarl Eller
CaptainMilt Sunde
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Illinois $5–1–18–1–1
No. 9 Michigan State4–1–16–2–1
Ohio State4–1–15–3–1
Purdue4–3–05–4–0
Northwestern3–4–05–4–0
Wisconsin3–4–05–4–0
Michigan2–3–23–4–2
Iowa2–3–13–3–2
Minnesota2–5–03–6–0
Indiana1–5–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Tackle Carl Eller received the team's Most Valuable Player award and was a consensus first-team All-American. Eller was also named All-Big Ten first team.[2] Center Frank Marchiewski was named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Milt Sunde was named Academic All-Big Ten.[3]

Total attendance at five home games was 286,797, an average of 57,759 per game. The largest crowd was against Michigan.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Nebraska*
L 7–1461,140[5]
October 5Army*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 24–860,264[6]
October 12at Northwestern
L 8–1545,763[7]
October 19at No. 7 Illinois
L 6–1661,229[8]
October 26Michigandagger
W 6–062,107[9]
November 2Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 6–2451,657[10]
November 9at Iowa
L 13–2759,300[11]
November 16at Purdue
L 11–3338,924[12]
November 28Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 14–055,271[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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References

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  1. ↑ "1963 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ "Claridge, 'Huskers trip Gophers, 14–7". Green Bay Press-Gazette. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Fast Gopher start clicks". Omaha World-Herald. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Myers strikes twice as 'Cats nip Gophers". Omaha World-Herald. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "61,229 fans see Illini top Gophers". The Terre Haute Tribune. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Minnesota fights off Michigan for 6–0 win". Grand Forks Herald. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hoosiers gain smashing upset, 24–6". The Indianapolis Star. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Gophers 'shook' by Gary Snook". The Duluth News Tribune. November 10, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Spotty Purdue edges Gophers". The Fargo Forum. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Gophers upset Wisconsin, 14–0, in Big Ten windup". The Grand Rapids Press. November 29, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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